Cryonics (from ancient Greek κρύος kryos, German 'ice, frost') is the cryopreservation of organisms or individual organs (usually the brain) in order to "revive" them - if possible - in the future.
Since these are only a few, macroscopic fractures, they are considered reversible by the commercial companies.
Over 500 people (as of June 2022) are in "cold sleep" in total in the USA and Russia.
The Starship Avalon, from the movie "Passengers" seems to have been inspired by some real-world science. (Image credit: Sony Pictures)
Cryosleep is also considered the hope of many futorists to enable centuries-long travel to foreign planets.
(Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. via YouTube)
The AI "HAL 9000" kills its passangers while they are in cryosleep.
2001: A Space Odyssey - 1968
Cryonics (from ancient Greek κρύος kryos, German 'ice, frost') is the cryopreservation of organisms or individual organs (usually the brain) in order to "revive" them - if possible - in the future.
Since these are only a few, macroscopic fractures, they are considered reversible by the commercial companies.
Over 500 people (as of June 2022) are in "cold sleep" in total in the USA and Russia.
The Starship Avalon, from the movie "Passengers" seems to have been inspired by some real-world science. (Image credit: Sony Pictures)
Cryosleep is also considered the hope of many futorists to enable centuries-long travel to foreign planets.
(Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. via YouTube)
The AI "HAL 9000" kills its passangers while they are in cryosleep.
2001: A Space Odyssey - 1968