Traditionally, the primary field, where curvature has been at the heart of research, is the
theory of general relativity. In recent studies, however, the impact of curvilinear geometry …

Microrobots have been proposed for future biomedical applications in which they are able to
navigate in viscous fluidic environments. Nature has inspired numerous microrobotic …

Bacteria can exploit mechanics to display remarkable plasticity in response to locally
changing physical and chemical conditions. Compliant structures play a notable role in their …

Extending planar two-dimensional structures into the three-dimensional space has become
a general trend in multiple disciplines, including electronics, photonics, plasmonics and …

As the dimensions of a material shrink from an extended bulk solid to a nanoscale structure,
size and quantum confinement effects become dominant, altering the properties of the …

We fabricated self-powered colloidal Janus motors combining catalytic and magnetic cap
structures, and demonstrated their performance for manipulation (uploading, transportation …

In the last decades, additive manufacturing (AM), also called three-dimensional (3D)
printing, has advanced micro/nano-fabrication technologies, especially in applications like …

Helical microrobots have the potential to be used in a variety of application areas, such as in
medical procedures, cell biology, or lab‐on‐a‐chip. They are powered and steered …

Modern microelectronic systems and their components are essentially 3D devices that have
become smaller and lighter in order to improve performance and reduce costs. To maintain …

Embryo transfer (ET) is a decisive step in the in vitro fertilization process. In most cases, the
embryo is transferred to the uterus after several days of in vitro culture. Although studies …