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.
(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.
(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