New Cooling Technology Cuts Helium Cost

Jul 29, 2025
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Canadian firm Zero Point Cryogenics has patented a new refrigeration system that cools to just 500 millikelvin without relying on large volumes of rare helium-3 (typically needed for such cooling), making ultra-cold temperatures more accessible for quantum computing and scientific research.

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