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The Forum: Self-Assembly

Self-Assembly

04/04/2015

BBC Radio 4 - The Forum, Self-Assembly

Bridget Kendall and guests explore how cells, molecules and robots achieve complexity.

From cells building a human embryo to robots using swarm intelligence to work together, Bridget Kendall and guests explore self-assembly.

Bridget Kendall and guests explore the amazing world of 'Self Assembly'. Cells working together to build a human embryo, a swarm of bees, robots joining forces to explore challenging terrain. These are all examples of self assembly - the coming together of simple units to form something of great complexity. Bridget is joined by experimental biologist Jamie Davies, chemical engineer and physicist Sharon Glotzer and robotics engineer Roderich Gross.

(Photo: Bees working together: Credit: Matt Cardy/ Getty Images)

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