Cryogenic Technology and Applications offers an up-to-date review and assessment of the newest applications of cryogenics&151;the science and technology of media chilled to very low temperatures-for a variety of industrial, medical, and military uses. It covers today's new smaller cryo-coolers, which have greatly accelerated advances in the miniaturization of electrical and optical devices. The book explains ongoing new applications being discovered for cryo-cooled electrical and optical sensors and devices, with particular emphasis on high-end commercial applications in medical and scientific fields as well as in the aerospace and military industries.