Nature builds sophisticated materials and machines one molecule at a time with minimal energy. Scientists are now emulating these assembly processes to make artificial structures that are not found in the natural world.
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Zhang, S. Another brick in the wall. Nature Nanotech 1, 169–170 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2006.154
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