PERA Complexity

We turn complexity science into technologies, patents, and companies

What complexity is

Complexity and chaos theory study how order emerges from chaos and why complex systems behave in ways no single part can predict

Conventional physics has powered engineering for nearly three centuries, and many of its materials are now approaching their functional efficiency limits. Complexity begins where that curve starts to flatten. For nearly two decades, PERA Complexity has conducted both basic and applied research into complexity and chaos, working alongside leading universities and research institutes worldwide, to uncover new physical behaviours and translate them into new engineering possibilities.

  1. 01Interaction, not partsA complex system behaves in ways none of its components contain. The behaviour lives in the interaction.
  2. 02Chaos as a resourceDeterministic systems can be extremely sensitive to their initial conditions — unrepeatable, unpredictable, and useful.
  3. 03Self-organisationChaos-propelled systems organise themselves into structure with no blueprint and no external control.
  4. 04Nature's efficiencyNatural processes are orders of magnitude more efficient, sustainable and powerful than current man-made technologies.