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

The idea was to essentially miniaturize the magnetic building set by fabricating micron-scale structures and machines at the Cornell NanoScale Science and Technology Facility (CNF) and investigate ...

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 ...

Inspired by biological systems, materials scientists have long sought to harness self-assembly to build nanomaterials. The challenge: the process seemed random and notoriously difficult to predict.