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Patient Storage and Engineering

4 essays examining this part of cryonics history, practice, evidence, or possible futures.

Can a Cryonics Organization Survive for 100 Years?

I wake up with the same question I have carried for years. Not a dramatic question, just a practical one. Can a cryonics organization survive long enough to fulfill its promises when time is a stubborn…

What Happens If a Cryonics Facility Loses Power?

The power can go out and the world does not end for a patient who is stored in liquid nitrogen. I know this from the way we design things. I watch the numbers, the gauges, the steady cold that never seems to…

How Are Cryonics Patients Stored for Decades?

I stand at the edge of a quiet room and listen to the hum of the dewar. The word dewar feels like a box that keeps the world at bay, a barrel with a lid that seals in cold and time. The temperature control is…