Will Homo Sapiens last great invention be the the first self-replicating intelligent machine? New York University scientists have developed artificial structures that can self-replicate, a process that has the potential to yield new types of materials. The breakthrough the NYU researchers have achieved is the replication of a system that contains complex information. The replication of this material, like that of DNA in the cell, is not limited to repeating patterns.
This is the first step in the process of creating artificial self-replicating materials of an arbitrary composition," said Paul Chaikin, a professor in NYU's Department of Physics and one of the study's co-authors. "The next challenge is to create a process in which self-replication occurs not only for a few generations, but long enough to show exponential growth."
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