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or under Brownian motion but the matchsticks were propelled clearly rapidly towards the chemical gradient where the hydrogen peroxide could be found.
that their motion can be affected by the motion of nearby molecules (known as Brownian motion). The team already knew that tiny propellers moved well through water,
These nanoparticles are constantly in motion due to the principle of Brownian motion. Since the particles are charged electrically,
At the heart of this mechanism is Brownian motion which effectively mixes and jiggles molecules so that they rapidly find their place in incipient structures.
it takes longer for Brownian motion to jiggle the blocks into the appropriate locations. So self-assembly take significantly longer.
Crucially, this process is orders of magnitude faster than with Brownian motion. And because it is possible to produce the structures in parallel using many self-assembling chambers at the same time,
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