self-assembly
noun
self-as·sem·bly
ˌself-ə-ˈsem-blē 
: the process by which a complex macromolecule (such as collagen) or a supramolecular system (such as a virus) spontaneously assembles itself from its components
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The Long Road to Self-Assembly Previous research explored many avenues toward self-assembly, such as trying to build computers from molecules or using DNA or other compounds to assemble components.
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IEEE Spectrum, 17 Dec. 2024
The model will sell in Costco stores for $1,999 and will require self-assembly.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024
While researchers have explored complex shape formation through self-assembly or reconfigurable robotic systems, these often depend on predetermined shapes.
—Trevor Smith, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2024
With a method called directed self-assembly, the engineers were able to pattern contact holes for transistors in memory and logic circuits.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Jan. 2012
Despite being rapidly promoted, first to operating a forklift and then again to sales in the living room aisles, climbing the ranks at the Swedish self-assembly furniture giant wasn’t part of his initial plan.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2023
Forecasting self-assembly is a job for supercomputers, and the heavyweight programs required can take days or weeks to run.
—Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 21 June 2023
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IEEE Spectrum, 17 Dec. 2024
The model will sell in Costco stores for $1,999 and will require self-assembly.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024
While researchers have explored complex shape formation through self-assembly or reconfigurable robotic systems, these often depend on predetermined shapes.
—Trevor Smith, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2024
With a method called directed self-assembly, the engineers were able to pattern contact holes for transistors in memory and logic circuits.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Jan. 2012
Despite being rapidly promoted, first to operating a forklift and then again to sales in the living room aisles, climbing the ranks at the Swedish self-assembly furniture giant wasn’t part of his initial plan.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2023
Forecasting self-assembly is a job for supercomputers, and the heavyweight programs required can take days or weeks to run.
—Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 21 June 2023
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self-assembly
noun
self-as·sem·bly
-ə-ˈsem-blē
plural self-assemblies
: the process by which a complex macromolecule (as collagen) or a supramolecular system (as a virus) spontaneously assembles itself from its components
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