How do replicators work, and what do they use to materialize things????
Nigel AB: Replicators use a technology similar to transporter technology. They begin with a molecular pattern for the object or material to be replicated, and then create that object out of ‘feedstock’ material using a transporter to rearrange the atoms into the appropriate molecular patterns. The replicator cannot reproduce living matter, although it can replicate edible food. (Andre’s new book is ‘Star Trek Science Logs’, and it’s available in bookstores now.) Q: What is a protouniverse? Joshua AB: A protouniverse is a patch of ‘false vacuum’ that can, under certain conditions, evolve into a full-blown universe that expands and evolves much like our own universe. We don’t know for certain if so-called false vacuums exist in nature, or under what circumstances they might be triggered into expanding into new universes, but there are good theoretical reasons for believing that such things exist. I discuss this a bit in the Science Logs book. Q: I work at Star Trek the Experience. Have y
