Cryogenics

Cryogenics is the study of the production and behavior of materials at very low temperatures. 
==Background==
Before the Great War, several companies and government agencies are known to have produced various types of cryogenic technology. The technology varied significantly, from cryonic life preservation systems, containment devices, and weaponry such as cryo grenades and mines. In response, the public would remain skeptical of the technology and its safety.Massachusetts Surgical Journal: "Cryo-Technology: Haven or Tomb?"
==Cryonics==
Cryonics is the low-level temperature preservation of humans and animals in suspended animation by slowing their vital functions, for the purposes of preserving them and keeping them alive for extended periods of time. 
==Cryogenic weapons==
===Fallout 3===
====Mothership Zeta====
The alien civilization aboard Mothership Zeta made cryogenics a core aspect of their invasion and their research. Elliott Tercorien harnessed this to create cryo grenades and cryo mines.
===Fallout 4===
An experimental weapon called the cryolator was developed by the overseer of Vault 111. It could propel super-chilled nitrogen gas at a target,Note the "Danger: Liquid Nitrogen" warning on right side of the weapon.Vault-Tec Regional HQ terminal entries; Dr. Reid's terminal, 10/07 slowly freezing them as they were exposed.
===Fallout 76===
The cryolator was available for use in Appalachia in 2102. 
====Wastelanders====
Cryogenic weapon modifications and ammunition were made available upon the Settlers and Raiders resettlement in Appalachia.Cryo arrows, Cryo frame
====Steel Dawn====
Additional cryogenic weapon modifications and ammunition were made available via the Brotherhood First Expeditionary Force's arrival in the region.cryo blade, cryo payload, cryo receiver
==Notes==
* Cryonics and cryogenics, while sometimes erroneously used as synonyms, are in fact two different terms. Cryogenics is the study of the production and behavior of materials at very low temperatures, while cryonics is the low-level temperature preservation of humans and animals in suspended animation.
==Appearances==
Cryogenic technology appears in Fallout 2, Van Buren, Fallout 3, its add-on Mothership Zeta, Fallout: New Vegas and its add-on Old World Blues, Fallout 4, Fallout 76, and Fallout Tactics. It is also mentioned in the Fallout: New Vegas add-on Dead Money.
==References==
Non-canon
Category:Technology