Arranging polymers into well-defined shapes endows them with specific properties; but although it is routinely achieved in nature, accurate origami has proved challenging with synthetic polymers. A surprisingly simple folding strategy has now been described.
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Perrier, S. ABC of molecular origami. Nature Chem 3, 194–196 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.995
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