Research on vacuum cooling has been done through governments, universities, companies and individuals.  This information is available in journals, books and websites.  Below are a few examples.

Journals and Publications

Journal of Food Engineering     
Stewart Postharvest Solutions 
Food Engineering Magazine  

Websites

Postharvest Handing Practices

http://postharvest.ucdavis.edu

At this University of California (UC) website you will find a wide range of fact sheets on individual fruits and vegetables, temperature recommendations for storage and many reference articles on the postharvest handling of perishables.

http://www.postharvest.org

Website hosted by Extension Systems International offering mentoring at no charge to extension workers and postharvest professionals interested in developing further skills in postharvest technology, training and demonstrations of practices.

http://www.ba.ars.usda.gov/hb66/

A draft version of the forthcoming revision to USDA Agricultural Handbook 66: Commercial Storage of Fruits, Vegetables and Florist and Nursery Stocks.

http://www.fao.org/inpho/

This United Nations website includes a variety of FAO and other publications that users can browse on-line or download for their personal use.