Life
A disordered protein moves between expanded and compact states as long-range contacts form.
One shared physical structure transforms from a protein conformation, through a material lattice, into a self-stabilising civilizational system.
A disordered protein moves between expanded and compact states as long-range contacts form.
A designed material is built into something usable: bonds form, phases change, parts finish.
A planetary system carries weather, orbits and energy, absorbs a shock, and is damped back to stability.