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Chilling Breakthrough: The Science Behind a Real-Life “Freeze Ray” Technology for the Air Force (scitechdaily.com)

submitted 10 months ago by Alteon to c/mechanical_engineering

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A University of Virginia professor believes he has discovered how to create a freeze-ray device, inspired by the Batman villain, Mr. Freeze. Rather than being a weapon, this device is intended to cool down electronics within spacecraft and high-altitude jets.

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[–] Everythingispenguins 2 points 10 months ago

So CFC spray?

Yes this was a real thing. It would get cold enough to cause a chip to quit working and could be used to trouble shoot electronics faults.

[–] RubberElectrons 2 points 10 months ago

Interesting that the original discovery was attributed to ablation of a thin layer of carbon and water, which makes sense.

But, is that a self healing layer here on earth? Does that work in space?