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cryogenics

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the branch of physics that studies the phenomena that occur at very low temperatures

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It's like if people don't see you on TV every day, they think you're in cryogenics somewhere. Jane Pauley

Applications Protection Cryogenics Kevlar is often used in the field of cryogenics for its low thermal conductivity and high strength relative to other materials for suspension purposes. Source: Internet

Cryogenics doesn't sound like a bad idea at all for surviving an atomic war underground, but only if you actually inform the vault residents about it first. Source: Internet

"Cryogenics" is sometimes erroneously used to mean "Cryonics" in popular culture and the press. citation Etymology The word cryogenics stems from Greek kρύο (cryo) "cold" + genic "having to do with production". Source: Internet

Because few materials exhibit the needed properties at room temperature, applications have so far been limited to cryogenics and research. Source: Internet

Fuels Another use of cryogenics is cryogenic fuels for rockets with liquid hydrogen as the most widely used example. Source: Internet

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