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 ...

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 ...

Self-assembly is the process by which an organized structure spontaneously forms from individual components, as a result of specific, local interactions among the components. When the constitutive ...