Their idea is based on the work of a mathematician named John von Neumann, who designed on paper machines that could self-replicate and create new generations of themselves.

他们的想法基于一位名叫约翰·冯·诺依曼的数学家的工作，他设计了一种可以自我复制并创造新一代的造纸机。

Well, the pulp falls from a box onto the first part of the paper machine, which is basically a wire bed with large holes in it, where most of the water is extracted.

哦，纸浆从流浆箱流到造纸机前部，里面有一个金属网制的底座上面有很多大洞，在那里把大多数水分榨出来。