A “Love Mist” treatment exposes genitals to -160° fahrenheit for 30 minutes. The goal is to improve appearance and performance. But in an open letter, gynecologist Dr. Jen Gunter opposes the treatment because it causes frostbite and can lead to damaged (necrotic) tissue. read more via Indy 100
Earth’s water may not have come from outer space. In a simulation of conditions like Earth’s mantle, liquid hydrogen combines with quartz and creates water. “As long as the supply of hydrogen can be sustained, one can speculate that water formed from this process could be a contributor to the origin of water during Earth’s early accretion,” says Canadian physicist John Tse. read more via Science Alert
German gaming computer overclocker “der8auer” used liquid helium, a more expensive alternative to the usual liquid nitrogen, to push an Intel Core i7-7700K CPU to 7.2GHz. The approximately 15-minute video from the Asus Absolute Zero event gives the details. read more via PC Gamer
Hot summer weather makes cement hard to handle and prone to defects. Messer has developed cooling processes using cryogenic gasses. In one process, liquid nitrogen is introduced using lances in the truck mixer. On hotter days, liquid CO2 is used to make “cryoment.” read more via The Messer Group
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