Carbon nanotubes (CNTs)—hollow microtubules of graphitic carbon—possess unique
physical properties by themselves; meanwhile, their empty cylindrical cores also offer the …

A review is provided, which first considers low-temperature diffusion bonding with silver
nanomaterials as filler materials via thermal sintering for microelectronic applications, and …

Nanorobotics is the study of robotics at the nanometer scale, and includes robots that are
nanoscale in size, ie, nanorobots (which have yet to be realized), and large robots capable …

The welding of metals at the nanoscale is likely to have an important role in the bottom-up
fabrication of electrical and mechanical nanodevices. Existing welding techniques use local …

We report a magnetically actuated peanut-shaped hematite colloid motor that can not only
move in a rolling or wobbling mode in fluids but also perform single cell manipulation and …

As mechanical end-effectors, microgrippers enable the pick–transport–place of micrometer-
sized objects, such as manipulation and positioning of biological cells in an aqueous …

As a deposition technology, robotic metal active gas (MAG) welding has shown new
promises for rapid prototyping (RP) of metallic parts. During the process of forming metal …

Metallic waveguides offer a means to go below this size limit as they transfer optical signals
via surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs).[1i] SPPs result from the coupling of an optical field …

We report that individual metallic nanowires and nanoobjects can be assembled and
welded together into complex nanostructures and conductive circuits by a new nanoscale …

Fracture of metals at the nanoscale and corresponding failure mechanisms have recently
attracted considerable interest. However, quantitative in situ fracture experiments of …