IBM has introduced a self-assembly process into chip manufacture — a first for the semiconductor industry. The company reports that the new chips consume 15% less energy than conventional devices.

One increasingly popular method is self-assembly. This process involves the spontaneous organization of individual components into a larger, functional structure without the need for external control ...

The role of chirality and particle shape in self-assembly As nanotechnology advances, it is becoming possible to design new and more complicated structures from a growing repertoire of building blocks ...

Functional materials can be created with rational self-assembly of building blocks over a broad range of length scales, from small molecules and polymers to nanoparticles and nanowires. Northwestern ...

BMW is making waves with their new self-driving cars that take themselves off the assembly line when they are done. See what ...

A group of scientists led by Jiaxing University in China has developed an inverted perovskite solar cell based on a hole transport layer (HTL) with a self-assembled monolayer (SAM). Inverted ...

Visualization of a 3D assembly of DNA-guided nanoparticles and frameworks (top). Multi-element template (teal) framework of tetrahedra (bottom). Zoomed-in portion shows iron (Fe), silica ...

Chlorophyll (a naturally occurring pigment involved in photosynthesis)-inspired molecules hold promise for developing next-generation light-harvesting materials. However, achieving precise control ...