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It's Cold in Here, Mr. Bigglesworth!

Posted on January 22, 2009 by swansont

Experimental insights: Leak detection

How do you make a seal which does not freeze up at Liquid Helium temperatures? The trick is to use the extremely malleable metal Indium – which remains slightly squishy at low temperatures. Indium is seriously fun to play with, it’s a bit like metallic plasticine.

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