Talk:Materialization

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Contents 1 Removal of "The Materialization Process" 2 Other meanings 3 Science fiction 4 Scanner (Code Lyoko) - also future merge possibility

[edit] Removal of "The Materialization Process"

I have removed a whole load of text about "The Materialzation Process" from this page. First, this is a disambiguation article. Second, the content was not only completely unsourced, but verging upon the incomprehensible. Uncle G 16:00, 1 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Other meanings

This is not my field - but I was trying to comprehend a usage in a text and found two additional meanings for dematerialisation, which someone might like to follow up:

1. http://www.acrr.org/resourcities/dematerialisation/what_dematerialisation.htm - the use of less materials - Source: UNEP, Consumption opportunities - Strategies for change - A report for decision-makers, Geneva, 2001 See also http://www2.vrom.nl/pagina.html?id=7408 and http://www.ch4.org.uk/glossary.php/Dematerialisation?term=&start=30&viewby=term

2. https://www.karvy.com/dp/faqs/dematerialisation.htm - a process in which you can convert physical share certificates into electronic shares. See also http://www.cdslindia.com/FAQ/demat.htm

(The term demateralisation brings the wiki user here)

Flit 11:16, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Science fiction

Materialization (science fiction) just redirects right to teleportation, but that's not always how it's used in sci-fi; there are some examples of materialization of matter from energy, for instance the replicator (Star Trek), the Grails from the Riverworld novels, in the tv series Ark II, one of the Tom Swift books from the '80s, and probably a lot more that I've forgotten. It deserves its own separate entry, I think. -- Noclevername 01:55, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

I actually slightly agree. It appears that the science fiction article was merged into the teleportation article. I haven't yet checked the history, but you might find history of a discussion there. -Verdatum (talk) 01:29, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Scanner (Code Lyoko) - also future merge possibility

I removed this link as it completely failed to explain how the term can be confused with Materialization. With that, since the science fiction article no longer exists, this no longer needs to be a disambiguation page. Barring disagreement, I'll propose reorganization after a few days. -Verdatum (talk) 01:27, 5 December 2007 (UTC)