Alternative forms of temperature measurement?

[atlbraves49]

Can someone point me to a good comparison of the various forums of temperature measurement? (Thermocouples, Thermistors, IR, etc),

I'm interested in finding out more about :
relative cost, accuracy, size, output type, any other constraints on the technology.

 

[FredGarvin]

Omega has always had a really nice set of references on many aspects of data acquisition. Take a look at the link here:

http://www.omega.com/temperature/Z/zsection.asp