Cryo Central: A Cryogenic Information Resource

Low temperature physics has an extraordinary value in everyday life, though many people do not realize it. It touches us in many ways on Earth as well as in space!

To fulfill our goal of increasing public awareness of the usefulness of cryogenic technology, we created this section of our website to explain some of the major applications of cryogenics. Contributions are solicited from experts on the topics listed in black.

• The History of Cryogenics
  
  
• Air Separation and Liquefaction
• Astronomy
• Compressed and Specialty Gases
• Cryobiology
• Cryocoolers
• Cryogenic Finishing
• Cryogenic Insulation
• Cryogenic Treatment of Materials
• Cryogenics in Space
• Cryosurgery
• Deflashing
• Food Processing (PDF download)
• Liquefied Natural Gas
• Magnets
• Nuclear Physics
• Particle Physics: High Energy Physics
• Shrink Fitting
• Superconductivity
  • Energy Storage
  • Magnetic Levitation
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Magnetohydrodynamics in Ships
  • Primary Standards
  • Telecommunications
• Wind Tunnels
  
  
• Cryogenic References A PDF download of additional reference sources and publications. This document is updated regularly. The current version is dated April 4, 2007.