All Self-assembly articles
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ResearchSwitching molecular self-assembly on and off with electricity
New approach uses electrons to catalyse molecular recognition, giving chemists precise control over the process
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ResearchTiniest Turing patterns found in atomically thin bismuth
Nanoscale stripes and networks that resemble animal markings could be used to make quantum wires
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ResearchGold double helix assembles with DNA-like precision
DNA construction principles create first ever double-helical gold nanocluster assembly
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ResearchLargest hollow cage molecule yet made from 1000 atoms
Giant polyoxymetalate cluster contains 240 molybdenum, 740 oxygen and 20 sulfur atoms
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ResearchHydrogen bonding directs designer monomers into high quality graphdiyne wires
Alkyne and oxazole groups allow each monomer to form four hydrogen bonds with its neighbours
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ResearchLeap forward for molecular computing as DNA executes six-bit algorithms
Computer made from DNA strands can recognise palindromes, copy and sort data, and perform random walks
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ResearchSimple propeller molecule builds complex porous material
Symmetric compound self-assembles into holey lattice that can self-heal and store gases
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ResearchUnexpected appearance of water makes a big difference to supramolecules
Self-assembly subtly altered by trace amount of water in solvents
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ResearchUnpicking a unique molecular network
Computational modelling informs self-assembly solution
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ResearchMolecules grown into largest fractal triangle
Fifth order Sierpinski triangle assembled out of iron and organic molecules on a gold surface
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ResearchHumans come out second best against efficient robot chemist
Chemists aren’t out of a job but the robot did perform well when it came to discovering and creating giant self-assembling structures
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ResearchChiral nanospirals put polymers in a spin
Spontaneous structures self-assemble inside hexagonal templates
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OpinionSupramolecular evolution
Can chemists embrace disequilibria like they have non-covalent interactions?
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ResearchMolecular Sierpinski triangles get stability upgrade
Another research team have fun with fractals
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ResearchNanoparticle cats drawn at the flick of a switch
Researchers create colourful pictures using nanoparticles that self-assemble in response to light
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BusinessRefined gels for cultured cells
Company profile: Biogelx makes self-assembled peptide hydrogels with tuneable properties