University of Wisconsin
The University of Wisconsin is conducting a large scientific project to study neutrinos. The Antarctica-based detector known as IceCube, is a subatomic particle telescope implanted deep in ice at the South Pole. The system will measure and chart the path of neutrinos, the smallest particles of matter, as they pass from space through the earth.
Made up of 4800 glass optical modules on 80 strings buried about a mile below the ice, the IceCube telescope effectively converts a cubic kilometer of Antarctic ice into the world's largest scientific instrument. The mile-deep holes are drilled using hot water created by melting snow in specially designed tank containers.
Sea Box worked with the university to create construction shelters to withstand the severe Antarctic environment. 13 containers, comprising 8 different models, are mounted on skis that can be pulled into location with heavy equipment already in place. These units provide mobile shelters for the team as they move from place to place installing and checking the detectors.
The project is funded through the National Science Foundation, and is expected to be completed over the next seven years.
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