A liquid nitrogen leak at a Georgia poultry plant killed six people Thursday and left several others hospitalized, including a firefighter who responded, local officials said. At least three of those ...

The smart scientist says you shouldn’t try this at home. Apparently, the Leidenfrost effect only works for him. The Leidenfrost effect is the formation of a gas barrier between a hot surface and a ...

ATLANTA — At least six people were killed on Thursday and nine others have been hospitalized so far after a liquid nitrogen incident at a food processing plant in Gainesville, Ga. Authorities have not ...

A word of caution if you’re planning to try this cryocooler method for making liquid nitrogen: not only does it involve toxic and flammable gasses and pressures high enough to turn the works into a ...