A decade ago he borrowed from the emerging technology of cryogenics (application of temperatures close to absolute zero) and helped to adapt an extremely cold probe to destroy .
But even at that, he's hedging his bets--he wants his body frozen by the Cryocare cryogenics lab for future resurrection.
The hottest competition now is in the frontier science of cryogenicsGreek for "creation of icy cold.
Secrets Of The Universe: 5 Great SF And Fantasy Summer Reads Looking for a good summer sci-fi or fantasy read? Annalee Newitz of io9 picks her five favorites, from the tale of a time-traveling serial killer, to a cryogenics company that produces "bridesicles," and a compilation of supposedly lost Wikipedia entries.
June 14, 2013 - NPR