Hierarchical Locking Experiment I

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This demonstrates a universal connection principle that keeps multiple parts together without screws, springs, or magnets at every joint. Instead, using just one magnet at the last connection pin can hold an entire structure. This method creates branching tree structures topologically and may extend to 2D or 3D. Locking a large area or volume filled with elements requires only one point. In another context, modular molecular composite nanosystems from structural DNA nanotechnology could provide control at the nanoscale. A question arises: is it possible to create a mechanism of standard blocks that can assemble various structures, including copies of itself? Standardization may be more efficient than handling numerous unique objects. However, hierarchical locking structures can make connections more stable but introduce compliance or backlash with the number of stacked elements. This connection principle will likely play a significant role in advanced atomically precise products.