The Puzzle of Complex Self-assembly

Title: The Puzzle of Complex Self-assembly
When:  Tuesday, 26 April (2016), 12:00h
Place: Conference Room, Module 0, UAM.
Speaker: Daan Frenkel, University of Cambridge, UK.

A holy grail of nano-technology is to create truly complex, multi-component structures by self assembly.

Most self-assembly has focused on the creation of structural complexity. In my talk, I will discuss Addressable Complexity: the creation of structures that contain hundreds or thousands of distinct building blocks that all have to find their place in a 3D structure.

The Puzzle of Complex Self-assembly