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SUMMARY:What the Bees Know and What They Don’t Know. Meanders on Shape\,
  Packing and Self-Assembly in Nature - Pablo F. Damasceno ( University of 
 Michigan\, Ann Arbor\, Michigan\, USA)
DTSTART:20141106T120000Z
DTEND:20141106T130000Z
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CONTACT:Salvatore Tesoro
DESCRIPTION:Self-Assembly – the process by which building blocks achieve
  global order due solely to their local interactions with each other and t
 he environment – is ubiquitous in Nature\, from the magic ratio found in
  most rivers to the shape of viruses. Conceptually similar\, packing probl
 ems – concerning the densest way of organizing shapes in a container –
  are also frequently found in Nature and have many connections to self-ass
 embly. Departing from the historical question on “what gives honeycombs 
 their shape”\, I will cover the similarities and differences between pac
 king and assembly and reveal how those concepts have been helping the deve
 lopment of new materials in the nano and colloidal scale.\n\n \n\nReferenc
 es:\n\n[1] Damasceno\, Engel & Glotzer. Science 337 (6093)\, 453-457 (2012
 )\n\n[2] Chen\, Klotsa\, Engel\, Damasceno & Glotzer. Phys Rev X 4\, 1 (20
 13)\n
LOCATION:TCM Seminar room\, 530 Mott building
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