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Skylar Tibbits: Can we make things that make themselves?

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By Barry Ritholtz - September 19th, 2011, 10:45AM

MIT researcher Skylar Tibbits works on self-assembly — the idea that instead of building something (a chair, a skyscraper), we can create materials that build themselves, much the way a strand of DNA zips itself together. It’s a big concept at early stages; Tibbits shows us three in-the-lab projects that hint at what a self-assembling future might look like.

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3 Responses to “Skylar Tibbits: Can we make things that make themselves?”

  1. The Sorcerer’s Apprentice: Self-Assembly | Kicking Over My Traces Says:
    September 19th, 2011 at 11:13 am

    [...] tip: Barry Ritholtz at The Big Picture.) This entry was posted in Science, Technology and tagged Arts, Barry Ritholtz, Big Picture, [...]

  2. deanscamaro Says:
    September 19th, 2011 at 3:29 pm

    Hey, sounds like a good idea! Then we could eliminate people doing any jobs altogether and wouldn’t have to report unemployment figures.

  3. JohnnyVee Says:
    September 19th, 2011 at 5:14 pm

    Put all the parts together and then shake. LMAO. Really!

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