articleProceedings of the National Academy of SciencesApr 2, 2002Closed access

Toward complex matter: Supramolecular chemistry and self-organization

Institut de Science et d'Ingénierie Supramoléculaires · Collège de France

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Abstract

As the wind of time blows into the sails of space, the unfolding of the universe nurtures the evolution of matter under the pressure of information. From divided to condensed and on to organized, living, and thinking matter, the path is toward an increase in complexity through self-organization.

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Keywords
  • Living matter
  • Self-organization
  • Supramolecular chemistry
  • Universe
  • Astrobiology
  • Path (computing)
  • Active matter
  • Chemical physics
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