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Published online 29 April 1999 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news990429-3
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Self-assembly molecules
According to the music magazine Q, a sure sign that you are over 30 years old is that you can no longer resist the allure of self-assembly furniture. But the novelty soon wears off - after frustrating evenings of dropped hammers and lost Allen keys, you soon yearn for furniture that really would assemble itself, leaving you to put your feet up in front of the TV.
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