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Create Self-Assembling Nanosystems

Develop nanotechnology systems that can automatically assemble themselves into complex structures and devices without external manipulation. Self-assembling nanosystems would use designed molecular interactions to spontaneously form desired structures, enabling bottom-up construction of complex nanotechnology devices. The challenge involves designing molecular components that assemble correctly through natural forces, creating assembly processes that are robust and controllable, and ensuring that self-assembled systems have the desired properties and functions. Applications include nanosystems that assemble themselves inside the human body for medical treatment, electronic devices that build themselves from molecular components, and materials that assemble their own complex internal structures. Success would enable simple components to create complex nanosystems automatically, provide manufacturing approaches that work at the molecular scale, and create nanotechnology that builds itself rather than requiring external construction.

Engineering, Core Engineering, Nanotechnology