Congratulations to Guang-Zhong for his very first paper in our group!
 
The paper can be found in http://engine.scichina.com/doi/10.1007/s11426-016-0436-x
 
In this paper, we review the recent development of giant molecules, which has emerged at the interface among chemistry, physics, and bio-science. Their molecular designs are inspired by natural polymers like proteins and are modularly constructed from molecular nanoparticle building blocks. They are compared along with synthetic polymers and proteins with specific examples given in each category of giant molecules to illustrate the characteristics of their hierarchical assembly across different length, time and energy scales. We also discuss the complex relationship between structure and function and acknowledge that dynamic transition between different states constitutes an important aspect for function. Materials should go dynamic and active.