Launchpad: Cryogenics - The Cold Hard Facts

Short film · 6 min

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Synopsis

Discover the everyday applications of cryogenics from magnetic scans to high-tech space telescopes like the new James Webb. Learn about absolute zero and the Kelvin temperature scale.

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Running time

6 minutes

Language

English

Collection

NASA

Subjects on the Internet Archive

• NASA eClips
• NIA
• Launchpad
• secondary
• education
• engineering
• technology
• science
• cryogenics
• James Webb Telescope

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