Superhydrophobic surfaces are smart surfaces with high water contact angles and low
surface energy. When water droplets rest on superhydrophobic surfaces, they often stay at …

Lab-on-a-chip devices leverage microfluidic technologies to enable chemical and biological
processes at small scales. However, existing microfluidic channel networks are typically …

Intelligence of physical agents, such as human-made (eg, robots, autonomous cars) and
biological (eg, animals, plants) ones, is not only enabled by their computational intelligence …

Direct light‐to‐work conversion enables remote actuation through a non‐contact manner,
among which the photothermal Marangoni effect is significant for develo** light‐driven …

Bio‐hybrid technologies aim to replicate the unique capabilities of biological systems that
could surpass advanced artificial technologies. Soft bio‐hybrid robots consist of synthetic …

The next robotics frontier will be led by biohybrids. Capable biohybrid robots require
microfluidics to sustain, improve, and scale the architectural complexity of their core …

With the continuous discovery and research of predictive cancer-related biomarkers, liquid
biopsy shows great potential in cancer diagnosis. Surface-enhanced Raman scattering …

The control of liquid motion on the micrometer scale is important for many liquid transport
and biomedical applications. An efficient way to trigger liquid motion is by introducing …

Highly sensitive broadband photodetection is of critical importance for many applications.
However, it is a great challenge to realize broadband photodetection by using a single …

Directional liquid transport has gradually drawn worldwide attention due to its diverse
potential applications in precision medicine, microfluidics, and microreactors. However …