Complementary pairs for next generation self-assembled systems

The purification and separation of chemicals needed for industrial purposes cost Australia and the world vast sums each year. Also, a move towards harvesting light energy to accomplish chemical tasks can allow access to renewable energy. We can follow Natures lead in how to achieve these goals. Nature uses tiny complicated machines to carry out these tasks, and is able to selectively transform specific substances from out of complex mixtures without purification. Chemists cannot currently match the exceptional skill of nature, so there is an urgent need to develop much better ways to make complicated small machinery to carry out important roles efficiently . This work will create a new way to make complex functional structures with ease. This will lead to higher efficiencies in chemical industry, more control over chemical processes, and lower environmental impact for Australian industr