Cellular Automata: Rule 110 (Turing Complete)

The only elementary CA proven to be computationally universal — gliders emerge from simple rules

Rule: 110 Cells: 350 Generations: 200 Density: -
About: Rule 110 is an elementary cellular automaton where each cell's next state depends only on itself and its two neighbors. Despite this simplicity, Rule 110 is Turing-complete (proved by Matthew Cook, 2004, using Wolfram's 2 New Kind of Science). Complex glider-like structures emerge spontaneously, interact, and can perform arbitrary computation. It sits at the "edge of chaos" between ordered and disordered rules.