Compact Research Freezers to Debut in Space

Thursday, November 13, 2008 - 17:21 in Physics & Chemistry

A pair of Endeavour-carried cryogenic freezers will boost the biological research capacity of the shuttle and the International Space Station. Capable of minus 160 degrees Celsius, the small, portable GLACIER units from UAB can hold laboratory trays, test tubes and various research containers used in space-based experiments.

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