cryogenic
adjective
cryo·gen·ic
ˌkrī-ə-ˈje-nik 
1
a
: of or relating to the production of very low temperatures
b
: being or relating to very low temperatures
2
a
: requiring or involving the use of a cryogenic temperature
b
: requiring cryogenic storage
c
: suitable for storage of a cryogenic substance
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Highlights of SpaceX's launch manifest this year will likely include an attempt to catch and recover Starship after returning from orbit, a first in-orbit cryogenic propellant transfer demonstration with Starship, and perhaps the debut of a second launch pad at Starbase in South Texas.
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Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2025
Researchers must use cryogenic refrigerators, which can cool superconducting qubits to within thousandths of a degree above absolute zero, to provide an ultracold, dark, and quiet environment for operation.
—Charina Chou, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
To maintain the delicate quantum states of their qubits, they must be cooled to near absolute zero—colder than outer space—using advanced cryogenic systems.
—Sandy Carter, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Following the hibernation period, NASA decided to reactivate the WISE spacecraft under the NEOWISE mission, with a more specialized focus on detecting near-Earth objects, which was still feasible even without the cryogenic cooling.
—Toshi Hirabayashi, Discover Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
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Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2025
Researchers must use cryogenic refrigerators, which can cool superconducting qubits to within thousandths of a degree above absolute zero, to provide an ultracold, dark, and quiet environment for operation.
—Charina Chou, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
To maintain the delicate quantum states of their qubits, they must be cooled to near absolute zero—colder than outer space—using advanced cryogenic systems.
—Sandy Carter, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Following the hibernation period, NASA decided to reactivate the WISE spacecraft under the NEOWISE mission, with a more specialized focus on detecting near-Earth objects, which was still feasible even without the cryogenic cooling.
—Toshi Hirabayashi, Discover Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
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cryogenic
adjective
cryo·gen·ic
ˌkrī-ə-ˈjen-ik
1
a
: of or relating to the production of very low temperatures
b
: being or relating to very low temperatures
2
: requiring or involving the use of a cryogenic temperature
cryogenic surgery
cryogenic arterial thrombolysis
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