Reconfigurable structures that can repeatedly change their ...

Manipulating fibres as thin as, or thinner than, a human hair has long been a technical challenge. While many “smart” materials can respond to stimuli such as ...

Usually created from highly compliant, often bio-inspired materials, soft microrobots occupy a fascinating sub-field of robotics. With their flexibility and adaptability, they find deployment in an ...

In the fabrication of miniaturized mechanical components for MEMS and lab-on-a-chip systems, polymeric materials have attracted a great deal of attention, as they are lightweight, flexible and easily ...

Thermal microactuators and electrothermal actuation systems are pivotal components in modern microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), converting electrical energy into controlled mechanical motion via ...

Figure 1: an illustration of how the micrometer-scale hydrogel actuators work. a. When an external electric field is applied, water inside the soft hydrogel moves through its internal network, causing ...

Fabrication of a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) with an integrated micromirror. A) FPCB is attached to a glass substrate using SU-8 as temporary adhesive. B) 3D structures are 3D printed ...