𧬠Molecular Assembly Orchestra
Control molecular self-assembly in real-time! Watch atoms and molecules organize into DNA origami, nanoparticles, and drug delivery systems.
π€ What Is Molecular Self-Assembly?
Think of LEGO blocks that build themselves following natureβs blueprint β molecules snap together into precise structures without human hands, guided only by physics and chemistry. Molecular self-assembly is how nature constructs everything from cell membranes to virus shells, and scientists are now programming this process to build nanoscale machines.
Why does this matter? IBM positioned individual atoms in 1989, spelling βIBM.β DNA origami can now fold into any 3D shape with 6nm precision. Molecular machines won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. In this simulator, design molecular components and watch them self-assemble into functional nanostructures.