The evaporation of a sessile droplet spontaneously induces an internal capillary liquid flow.
The surface-tension driven minimisation of surface area and/or surface-tension differences …

The past two decades have seen a remarkable progress in the development of synthetic
colloidal agents which are capable of creating directed motion in an unbiased environment …

A popular principle in designing chemical micromachines is to take advantage of
asymmetric chemical reactions such as the catalytic decomposition of H2O2. Contrary to …

Motility is the capacity for living organisms to move autonomously and with purpose, and is
essential to life. The transition from abiotic chemistry into motile cellular compartments has …

We report the reconfigurable assembly of rod‐shaped eutectic gallium–indium alloy (EGaIn)
liquid metal colloidal motors by mimicking the growth behavior of a dandelion. EGaIn …

A nanomotor is a miniaturized device that converts energy stored in the environment into
mechanical motion. The last two decades have witnessed a surge of research interests in …

Many real-world scenarios involve interfaces, particularly liquid–liquid interfaces, that can
fundamentally alter the dynamics of colloids. This is poorly understood for chemically active …

Chemically powered nano-and micromotors are microscopic devices that convert chemical
energy into motion. Interest in these motors has grown over the past 20 years because they …

A hybrid micromotor is an active colloid powered by more than one power source, often
exhibiting expanded functionality and controllability than those of a singular energy source …

The recent invention of nanoswimmers—synthetic, powered objects with characteristic
lengths in the range of 10–500 nm—has sparked widespread interest among scientists and …