Chris Frost with Isabel Ferris
SCIENTIST Chris Frost shows cool customer Isabel Ferris, nine, how liquid nitrogen unlocks the secrets of everyday materials.
The Rutherford Appleton Laboratory researcher spoke to youngsters at Didcot’s Cornerstone Arts Centre about how using the minus 196C liquid allows researchers to analyse material and aids industry.
The technique allows scientists to create “superconductors” used in vital equipment such as hospital MRI scanners.
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