Surf these sites: About Temperature -- A very basic (prepared for the middle school math teachers) tutorial but still useful for professionals. Cornell University Low Temperature Group -- Home page of the discoverers of He3 and other low temperature phenomena. CryoGas International -- On-line version of magazine which reports the latest advances in technology, market development and new products for industrial, medical and specialty gases and cryogenic equipment. Cryodata -- A major source of software and consultation for properties of fluids, materials, and superconducting systems in the cryogenic temperature range. Example: one program calculates the properties of 33 fluids over a variety of temperature and pressure ranges. Detailed information included on the site. Cryogenic Division of the Institute for Technical Physics -- Research and development primarily for cooling magnets for superconductivity research. At the Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Germany Cryogenics -- A good general summary of the field of cryogenics, from Funk and Wagnalls Knowledge Center. Cryogenics & Fluids Branch at Goddard Space Flight Center -- The Cryogenics and Fluids Branch of NASA provides cooling for earth-orbiting payloads and does research on space cryogenics. A non-technical site with many links and an especially good introduction to liquid helium. Cryogenics (journal) -- International journal of low temperature engineering including applied superconductivity, cryoelectronics, cryophysics, cryogenics in medicine, and refrigeration and liquefaction technology. Mostly a subscription/information site. Cryomagnetics -- Cryomagnetics Inc. Home Page. Manufacturers of Superconducting Magnets, Cryostats, and related Cryogenic Instrumentation General Atomics Advanced Technologies Group -- Site describes several advanced products and systems evolving from GA''s ongoing research in fission and fusion, including cryogenic technologies. Institute of Applied Physics, Low Power Cryocooler Group -- Institute of Applied Physics, University of Giessen, Germany: Basic investigations and developments on low power cryocoolers, especially for components of superconductor technology. Introduction Superfluid Helium -- "Atoms and Ions in Superfluid Helium", with a list of abstracts of papers. Low Temperature research (Service des Basses Températures) at Commisariat A L''Energie Atomique -- Research in cryogenics in the areas of superconductivity, superfluid helium technology, fusion, cryogenic refrigeration, electronics, etc. In France, I think. Nobel Prize in Physics, 1996: Richardson, Lee, and Osheroff -- The story of the discovery of superfluid Helium-3 Safe Handling of LN2 -- How to take care of your liquid nitrogen refrigerator or dewar while taking care of yourself. Important safety booklet from Taylor-Wharton. Small cryo experience: A cryocooler named "Elusive Magic". -- Home experiences with cryotechnology -- using an old rescued cooler. From Mike Kan. Temperature World -- Temperature-related news, resources and links. Topics include: science, earth, environment, sensors, controls, health, standards, organizations and more. The Cryogenic Society of America -- A non-profit technical society serving all those interested in any phase of cryogenics. The Nobel Prize in Physics 1996 -- Another good (technical) discussion of the superfluidity of helium-3 Thermal Connection -- A detailed education site on thermal science (both cold and hot), with many explanations, conversion tables, databases, links, and an excellent FAQ/glossary of terms and concepts dealing with temperature.
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