# Self-assembly: The power of structuring the unorganized - Skylar Tibbits

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Published: 2026-07-16T03:30:00+00:00
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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/self-assembly-the-power-of-organizing-the-unorganized-skylar-tibbitsFrom something as familiar as our bodies to things vast as the formation of galaxies, we can observe the process of self-assembly, or when unordered parts come together in an organized structure. Skylar Tibbits explains how we see self-assembly at work in biology and chemistry -- and even in our future technologies.Lesson by Skylar Tibbits, animation by London Squared Productions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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