简介:Theworldhasbecomehighlydependentonreliablerefrigerationtechnology.Withoutit,ourfoodsupplywouldbestillseasonalandlimitedtolocallyproducednonperishableitems;comfortablelivingconditionsviaclimatecontrolwouldbeimpossible;andcertainmedicaladvancements,e.g.MRIdiagnostics,organtransplantation,organandtissuecryo-storage,andcryo-surgerywouldbeimpossible.