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The shape of complex systems

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Victor Zavala and Alexander Smith discuss how functionality and efficiency of complex living and engineered systems are related to their shape.

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  1. Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA

    Victor M. Zavala

  2. Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA

    Alexander D. Smith

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Zavala, V.M., Smith, A.D. The shape of complex systems. Nat Chem Eng 1, 494 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44286-024-00101-w

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