This article was written by freelance contributor Josh King Where’s the coldest spot in Canada? I asked some friends recently and was told Winnipeg. Actually, the answer is an impressive fridge on the 9th floor of the Science Commons. Dr. Naylor’s lab can cool a 75 L volume down to 4 K and a 2L volume down to 0.3 K or -272.85oC, a little colder than Winnipeg, and remarkably 10 times colder than the coldest part of the universe, which is ~ 3 K. One might be wondering at this point why anyone would need something this cold? Well, when one is headed into space, they need to be prepared.…