cryogenic
adjective
cryo·gen·ic
ˌkrī-ə-ˈje-nik 
1
a
: of or relating to the production of very low temperatures
b
: being or relating to very low temperatures
2
a
: requiring or involving the use of a cryogenic temperature
b
: requiring cryogenic storage
c
: suitable for storage of a cryogenic substance
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However, hydrogen takes up a lot of room for the available energy compared to aviation fuel, and the only practical way to handle it is as a cryogenic liquid cooled to below -253 °C (-423 °F).
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David Szondy, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2024
Where Thanga’s group would aim to actively cool the ark, Hagedorn and the Smithsonian team have envisioned a repository that uses natural features of the moon to keep the samples cryogenic.
—Ayurella Horn-Muller Syris Valentine, WIRED, 31 Aug. 2024
The decision came as a result of a wrongful death lawsuit brought by couples whose frozen embryos were destroyed at a fertility clinic in December 2020 when a patient entered a cryogenic nursery storage unit and removed several embryos.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 13 June 2024
At that point, Ramsey said NASA will likely roll the rocket, without the Orion spacecraft on top, out to the launch pad for a tanking test, which will involve loading cryogenic propellants into the core stage and upper stage.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 25 July 2024
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David Szondy, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2024
Where Thanga’s group would aim to actively cool the ark, Hagedorn and the Smithsonian team have envisioned a repository that uses natural features of the moon to keep the samples cryogenic.
—Ayurella Horn-Muller Syris Valentine, WIRED, 31 Aug. 2024
The decision came as a result of a wrongful death lawsuit brought by couples whose frozen embryos were destroyed at a fertility clinic in December 2020 when a patient entered a cryogenic nursery storage unit and removed several embryos.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 13 June 2024
At that point, Ramsey said NASA will likely roll the rocket, without the Orion spacecraft on top, out to the launch pad for a tanking test, which will involve loading cryogenic propellants into the core stage and upper stage.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 25 July 2024
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cryogenic
adjective
cryo·gen·ic
ˌkrī-ə-ˈjen-ik
1
a
: of or relating to the production of very low temperatures
b
: being or relating to very low temperatures
2
: requiring or involving the use of a cryogenic temperature
cryogenic surgery
cryogenic arterial thrombolysis
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