reddig33@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Aren’t there some elements that can’t be replicated? That’s why I thought we have dilithium mining and gold pressed latinum. There are probably components you’re not going to be able to synthesize/energize/whatever based on similar limitations.
th_in_gs@lemmy.sdf.org 4 weeks ago
No elements can be replicated. Replicators rearrange existing atoms.
UpperBroccoli@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 weeks ago
I’m reasonably sure this is not entirely correct. My understanding is that a replicator works similar to a transporter, in that it turns pure energy into matter according to a known pattern.