MIT's Self-Assembly Lab is developing 4D printing technology that allows 3D-printed materials to self-assemble into different shapes.

Using a combination of 3D printed template and self-assembly allows the fabrication of materials with complex Lego-like models with tailorable feature size crossing a record seven orders of magnitude ...

Self-assembly is a fascinating process that occurs naturally in many different systems. For example, ... By using a combination of 3D printed template and self-assembly technique, the graphene 'Lego ...

Kanazawa University, report in Small, on how short peptides self-assemble linearly on atomically-thick solid surfaces, such ...

Self-assembling aluminium nanoparticles are used to make a plasmon-enhanced device for desalination. Plasmonics has generated tremendous excitement because of its unique capability to focus light ...

Interacting with 3D-printed molecular models helps students to grasp insightful concepts on the kinetics and thermodynamics of molecular self-assembly, as Arthur J. Olson explains.

The Gracias Lab at The Johns Hopkins University has developed a relatively easy, precise, and cost-effective process by which the 2D templates of semi-tethered "faces" can self-assemble into ...

The most advanced self-assembly research has focused on how individual particles self-assemble into sheets like lego bricks. But folding sheets could have more potential.

The liquid metal printing (LMP) process was developed by a team that included Skylar Tibbits (co-director of MIT's Self-Assembly Lab, and associate professor in the Department of Architecture) and ...

Blueprints of self-assembly New design technique advances nanotechnology Date: May 20, 2024 Source: Arizona State University Summary: Scientists have taken a step closer to replicating nature's ...

An efficient self-assembly process for advanced self-healing materials. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 11, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 04 / 250401131304.htm.

The process involves depositing a precursor solution, forming a layered structure, and introducing silanolate groups for self-healing. Credit: Dr. Yoshiaki Miyamoto from Waseda University ...