Geoffrey Lodu pulls a rose out of a container of liquid nitrogen and slams it against the laboratory counter. It shatters. This and other experiments aimed to get newcomers to Canada interested in the sciences — and thinking about eventually studying at the University of Windsor. read more via Windsor Star
High-end restaurant Sake Double Bay in Sydney, believes it has made the ultimate Easter egg dessert. The contemporary Japanese eatery has created a ‘dragon egg’ that takes three days to make and is dusted with gold. At the table, liquid nitrogen is poured over the egg and it is dramatically cracked open to reveal the treats inside. read more via Daily Mail
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope just got a little closer to launch with the completion of cryogenic testing on its science cameras and spectrographs and the installation of the final flight mirrors. “We can now say ‘we have a telescope’ — it's a huge milestone many years in the making.” The most powerful space telescope ever built, the Webb telescope will provide images of the first galaxies ever formed and study planets around distant stars. read more via EurekAlert!
Liquid nitrogen may have flowed on Pluto. The New Horizons space probe is beaming data back to earth about the dwarf planet. It’s likely the weight of the ice would be enough to create liquid nitrogen deep below the surface. Scientists who are developing models of the ice floes are hindered by a lack of knowledge about nitrogen in extreme conditions. read more via New Scientist
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