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Chunkford

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A step closer to the Star Trek's replicator
« on: March 30, 2022, 09:46:24 AM »
https://www.cana.com/

"Cana One is the world’s first molecular beverage printer"

Having dabbled in the flavouring industry anything really is possible.
I can see the likes of wine producers taking advantage of something like this.
They can create replicas of their (expensive) wines and be used in machines like this to get royalties from a niche where the average John or Jane would never dream of buying the original, authentic product.
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Re: A step closer to the Star Trek's replicator
« Reply #1 on: March 30, 2022, 12:33:43 PM »
Wow! Molecular-level construction.We're getting close to Von Neumann's universal constructor and .....Terminator.

"Should physical self-replicating machines become practical, they and related technologies will raise difficult issues, including the Terminator film scenario in which artificial creatures outcompete natural ones."

Go Forth and Replicate - Scientific American
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/go-forth-and-replicate-2008-02/