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Neon: It's More Than a Flickering Sign

The bright glow of a neon sign is easy to spot (NAICS 339950/3993); in fact, neon (Ne) was recognized as a new element precisely because of its bright emission spectrum. But even though neon signs have become harder to find, neon is still used in (NAICS 335110)—for example, as the pilot for a coffee pot or as a high-voltage indicator (NAICS 334415), Neon to measure or indicate the presence of voltage. Specification As LED begin taking over for some of neon’s older uses, neon has also found new life as a key component in semiconductor manufacturing using Neon Safety Data lithographic steppers. Another demand driver for neon Sheet has been in excimer laser gas mixtures (NAICS 334413) to anneal low temperature polysilicon (LTPS) backplanes for flat panel displays for TVs. The display (NAICS 334118/9) consists of two plates separated by a thin gap filled with neon or a similar gas. Upcoming Events Recently, researchers have used neon to extinguish magnetically confined fusion plasma that is hotter than the center of the sun. This new application helps to protect machine components from damage during We will be attending IOMA's experiments to discover the feasibility of fusion as a 2017 Annual Meeting in Dubai source of clean and unlimited energy. on November 11-15. Tweet us Among other uses, neon contributes to: @efgases if you will be attending as well! Cryogenic refrigeration applications, with 40 times the refrigerating power of

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Neon is one of six noble gases that occur naturally (the others are helium, , , xenon, and radon). These noble gases share the characteristics of low reactivity, low thermal conductivity, and high stability, Melissa Perkins, our among others. General Manager, has been While neon is very abundant in the universe (fifth in chosen as one of GAWDA's new vice presidents. abundance after hydrogen, helium, oxygen, and carbon), Congratulations! it is rare on Earth because it is primarily found in the atmosphere, from which it easily escapes. Because of shortages in the past, the cost of pure neon gas rose significantly (it has since stabilized), increasing the Training Updates demand for better ways to separate and isolate the gas. In 2016, researchers from the Cambridge Last month, our North Crystallographic Data Centre (CCDC) and the U.S. American Sales Director Department of Energy's (DOE's) Argonne National Greg Lewis led a SF6 Laboratory reported that they captured neon within a training event at the Purity porous crystalline framework. This was the first time that Plus Atlanta meeting. Download the presentation neon was captured in an organic environment. to learn about SF6 Electronic Fluorocarbons provides neon at 99.999% application and sales. If you purity to meet all of your customer’s needs. For additional are interested in a training information/ordering, call 1-888-924-3371 or email us at event for yourself or your [email protected]. team, please email [email protected]

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