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Thursday, September 06, 2001
http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-000071960sep06.column?coll=la%2Dheadlines%2Dtechnology Computer, Make Me a Pez Dispenser Dave Wilson The replicator is perhaps the coolest bit of technology in the "Star Trek" universe. Just tell the computer what you want, be it animal, vegetable or mineral. Then the replicator converts energy into matter, instantly producing your heart's desire. Replicators don't exist--yet--but something pretty close is in use at factories around the world. Rapid prototyping machines can produce remarkably complex and detailed objects based on computer descriptions. They can't produce organic material, but they spit out stuff in plastic and metal....
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