"Cryonics" is an experimental procedure whereby patients who can no longer be kept alive with today's medical abilities are preserved at low temperature for treatment in the future. The media think of this as "freezing people," but the field is more complex than that.
Cryonics is not the same as "cryogenics," a more general term referring to a branch of physics and engineering concerned with the production of very low temperatures (e.g. by producing and storing liquid nitrogen, helium, and oxygen). See the link for "Cryotechnology."
Also included here are a few sites about "nanotechnology," a new field concerned with the manipulation of individual atoms and molecules. Cryonics researchers assume that some form of nanotechnology may be required to revive the patients preserved by cryonics techniques.
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Site for major cryonics organization in Scottsdale AZ. Includes a lot of information, including an on-line photo-tour of the building and of the cryonics process.
An extensive list of links to cryonics articles and to European sites related to cryonics.
Primarily dealing with technical issues in cryonics.
A series of technical papers on cryopreservation research.
A far-seeing but technical paper by James J. Hughes, prepared for the Second International Symposium on Brain Death. Date unclear, but 1996 or later. Includes discussion of cryonics and nanotechnology.
CryoCare Foundation offers cryonics services. Includes an explanation of cryonics, with a library of articles.
A free discussion mailing list on cryonics-related issues. May also be read on-line; posts accepted from subscribers only. Searchable archives are available from the list's beginning in 1988.
Ralph Merkle's cryonics introduction. Short but requires some knowledge of cryonics already.
Up-to-date answers to basic cryonics questions. A good starting point. By Ben Best.
Support and discussion group based in Sussex, UK, for people in Britain and the rest of Europe who are signed up for cryopreservation.
Cryonic suspension services and information. Much of the text is also available in Spanish, French, German, Italian, and Portuguese by clicking on the appropriate button. This organization was founded by Robert Ettinger, the "father" of cryonics.
A non-profit organization that aims to educate and inform the general public about cryonics. Does not provide cryonics services and is not affiliated with any service organization.
For education and to organize cryonics in Canada. Does not provide cryonics services.
An article summarizing and paraphrasing the thesis, which argues that immortality should be scientifically possible.
A paper examining the results of a consumer survey on cryonics. By W. Scott Badger, from "The Journal of Evolution and Technology," December, 1998.
Human hibernation project. Offers the possibility of preserving all body tissues in an unchanged quality for a long time, in the expectation that the world will be a better place to live 50 years from now. Multilingual.
Russian company offering cryonics services, located in Alabushevo near Moscow, founded in 2005. In Russian and English.
A cryonics public education organization in the Maryland/D.C. area. Not a service provider.
John DeRivaz's British site for cryonics, life extension, and the future.
An article arguing that a lack of promotion has kept the industry hidden and vulnerable to criticism.
A cryonics service provider in San Leandro, California.
The truth (no, he wasn't) with the legends behind the myth.
An article arguing that a lack of promotion has kept the industry hidden and vulnerable to criticism.
A series of technical papers on cryopreservation research.
An article summarizing and paraphrasing the thesis, which argues that immortality should be scientifically possible.
The truth (no, he wasn't) with the legends behind the myth.
A non-profit organization that aims to educate and inform the general public about cryonics. Does not provide cryonics services and is not affiliated with any service organization.
Human hibernation project. Offers the possibility of preserving all body tissues in an unchanged quality for a long time, in the expectation that the world will be a better place to live 50 years from now. Multilingual.
An extensive list of links to cryonics articles and to European sites related to cryonics.
Russian company offering cryonics services, located in Alabushevo near Moscow, founded in 2005. In Russian and English.
CryoCare Foundation offers cryonics services. Includes an explanation of cryonics, with a library of articles.
Site for major cryonics organization in Scottsdale AZ. Includes a lot of information, including an on-line photo-tour of the building and of the cryonics process.
Cryonic suspension services and information. Much of the text is also available in Spanish, French, German, Italian, and Portuguese by clicking on the appropriate button. This organization was founded by Robert Ettinger, the "father" of cryonics.
A cryonics public education organization in the Maryland/D.C. area. Not a service provider.
John DeRivaz's British site for cryonics, life extension, and the future.
Primarily dealing with technical issues in cryonics.
Support and discussion group based in Sussex, UK, for people in Britain and the rest of Europe who are signed up for cryopreservation.
Up-to-date answers to basic cryonics questions. A good starting point. By Ben Best.
A far-seeing but technical paper by James J. Hughes, prepared for the Second International Symposium on Brain Death. Date unclear, but 1996 or later. Includes discussion of cryonics and nanotechnology.
A cryonics service provider in San Leandro, California.
For education and to organize cryonics in Canada. Does not provide cryonics services.
Ralph Merkle's cryonics introduction. Short but requires some knowledge of cryonics already.
A free discussion mailing list on cryonics-related issues. May also be read on-line; posts accepted from subscribers only. Searchable archives are available from the list's beginning in 1988.
A paper examining the results of a consumer survey on cryonics. By W. Scott Badger, from "The Journal of Evolution and Technology," December, 1998.
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