Over the past 15 years, the field of microrobotics has exploded with many research groups
from around the globe contributing to numerous innovations that have led to exciting new …

Inspired by natural mobile microorganisms, researchers have developed micro/nanomotors
(MNMs) that can autonomously move by transducing different kinds of energies into kinetic …

Swarms, which stem from collective behaviors among individual elements, are commonly
seen in nature. Since two decades ago, scientists have been attempting to understand the …

Development of bioinspired nanomachines with an efficient propulsion and cargo-towing
has attracted much attention in the last years due to their potential biosensing, diagnostics …

Unprecedented opportunities exist for the generation of advanced nanotechnologies based
on synthetic micro/nanomotors (MNMs), such as active transport of medical agents or the …

Active colloids use energy input at the particle level to propel persistent motion and direct
dynamic assemblies. We consider three types of colloids animated by chemical reactions …

The coordinated behaviors of living organisms in nature have inspired the design of artificial
micro/nanomachines that mimics biological methods of group motion and responses to the …

Collective guidance of out-of-equilibrium systems without using external fields is a challenge
of paramount importance in active matter, ranging from bacterial colonies to swarms of self …

Coupling between flows and material properties imbues rheological matter with its wide-
ranging applicability, hence the excitement for harnessing the rheology of active fluids for …

Inspired by the “run-and-tumble” behaviours of Escherichia coli (E. coli) cells, we develop
opto-thermoelectric microswimmers. The microswimmers are based on dielectric-Au Janus …