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‘Smart swarms’ of tiny robots inspired by natural herd mentality

Apr 03, 2024 (Nanowerk News) In natural ecosystems, the herd mentality plays a major role – from schools of fish, to beehives to ant colonies....

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Shape-changing helical microswimmers could revolutionize biomedical applications

Nov 30, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Artificial helical microswimmers with shape-morphing capabilities and adaptive locomotion are promising for precision medicine and noninvasive surgery. However, current fabrication...

Bubble-driven microrobots for remote biological sampling and waste clean-up

Nov 24, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Microrobotics has advanced rapidly in recent years, allowing scientists to build minuscular machines able to penetrate hard-to-reach environments from inside...

Synthetic microbots mimic plankton to achieve 3D motion

Nov 23, 2023 (Nanowerk News) For decades, researchers have sought to emulate the collective behavior of natural systems like schools of fish or flocks of...

Exploring the host range for genetic transfer of magnetic organelle biosynthesis – Nature Nanotechnology

Choi, J., Hwang, J., Kim, J. Y. & Choi, H. Recent progress in magnetically actuated microrobots for targeted delivery of therapeutic agents. Adv. Healthc....

Microrobots for the study of cells (w/video)

Sep 06, 2023 (Nanowerk News) A group of researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has developed the world’s first microrobot (“microbot”) capable...

Hummingbird beak points the way to designing complex micro machines

Aug 16, 2023 (Nanowerk News) A Cornell research team has developed a new way to design complex microscale machines, one that draws inspiration from...

Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: University of Chicago scientists invent smallest known way to guide light: 2D optical waveguides could point way to new...

Home > Press > University of Chicago scientists invent smallest known way to guide light: 2D optical waveguides could point way to new...

Steering ‘microswimmers’ through choppy waters

Jul 21, 2023 (Nanowerk News) New research looks at navigation strategies for deformable microswimmers in a viscous fluid faced with drifts, strains, and other...

Biosensor Versatility; From Analytical Chemistry to Diagnostics

Thought LeadersJoseph WangDistinguished ProfessorUniversity of California, San Diego In this interview conducted at Pittcon 2023 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, we spoke to this year’s...

‘Swarmalators’ better envision synchronized microbots

Mar 01, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Imagine a world with precision medicine, where a swarm of microrobots delivers a payload of medicine directly to ailing...

Nanoparticle-modified microrobots treat bacterial pneumonia in mice

Biohybrid microrobots, which combine the motility of natural microorganisms with the multifunctionality of synthetic components,...

Bacteria-based microrobots show potential for cancer drug delivery

Scientists have explored the use of bacteria for cancer treatment for more than a century,...

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