Milli-Biology

Abstract

The milli-biology project was inspired by the existence proof for programmable matter, molecular biology. Macroscopic organisms are full of microscopic machinery, assembled from nanostructures. The heart of how this happens is protein folding in the ribosome, where a one-dimensional mRNA codes for the assembly of a three-dimensional functional protein by linking amino acids. Milli-biology sought to re-implement this natural workflow with engineered materials, in order to expand the range of length scales and properties beyond what is available in organic chemistry.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 30, 2011
Accession Number
ADA558812

Entities

People

  • Neil Gershenfeld

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Assembly
  • Brushless Dc Motors
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Programming
  • Construction
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Crystal Structure
  • Cubic Lattices
  • Engineered Materials
  • Geometry
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Motion Planning
  • Structural Components
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional

Readers

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Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics