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As for now it is rather unclear how big of a fraction of a nanofactory chip will be necessary <br> | As for now it is rather unclear how big of a fraction of a nanofactory chip will be necessary <br> | ||
for full self replicative capability. How big a [[self replicative nanofactory pixel]] will be. | for full self replicative capability. How big a [[self replicative nanofactory pixel]] will be. | ||
== Smallest possible scales (likely not practical) == | |||
It was initially a concept for ultra compact self replication in <br> | |||
the now outdated concept of [[molecular assemblers]]. | |||
== Related == | == Related == | ||
* [[Self replication]] | * [[Self replication]] | ||
Revision as of 10:27, 11 April 2021
(wiki-TODO: add simple illustrative image -- conceptual general (maybe the one from Ralph Merkle) and explicit for the two example cases)
A cuboid boy with dimensions X>Y>Z can be oriented such that
an incrementally built copy of that box with same dimensions can be extruded out.
This is done by extruding the smallest Y*Z face through the biggest face X*Y rotatedly such that
- Y and X lines up (with Y<X)
- Z and Y lines up (with Z<Y)
Note that this works for all size scales!
Bigger scales
It is a natural way to do macroscale self-replication of gem-gum factories such
that there is no need to resort to complex schemes for folding and unfolding of nanofactories.
As for now it is rather unclear how big of a fraction of a nanofactory chip will be necessary
for full self replicative capability. How big a self replicative nanofactory pixel will be.
Smallest possible scales (likely not practical)
It was initially a concept for ultra compact self replication in
the now outdated concept of molecular assemblers.