Inspired by biological systems, materials scientists have long sought to harness self-assembly to build nanomaterials. The ...

When constructing a house, a bricklayer has to take each brick and cement it in place. But in many biological processes, the ‘bricks’ arrange themselves into structures spontaneously. Due to their ...

Engineers are developing multiple technologies to create devices that self-assemble or self-reconfigure, from synthetic DNA to robotic building blocks. Some may eventually create materials tailored ...

Physicists show that the shape of components is a major determinant of how quickly and efficiently complex structures self-assemble. Physicists at LMU Munich show that the shape of components is a ...

In a new study published in the Clinical and Translational Medicine, the research group of Prof. Chen-Yu Zhang and Prof. Xi Chen at Nanjing University evaluated the on- and off-target effects of ...