Michio Kaku: A nano ship to the stars

Submitted by Jur on Sat, 10/20/2012 - 20:37

One of the inventions that may be realized by advances in nanotechnology is the creation of a von Neumann probe, which is essentially a virus, a self-replicating probe that can then explore the universe near the speed of light.

Wanna read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-replicating_spacecraft