All forms of energy follow the law of conservation of energy, by which they can be neither
created nor destroyed. Light-to-heat conversion as a traditional yet constantly evolving …

Progress in optical manipulation has stimulated remarkable advances in a wide range of
fields, including materials science, robotics, medical engineering, and nanotechnology. This …

Richard Feynman's 1959 vision of controlling devices at small scales and swallowing the
surgeon has inspired the science-fiction Fantastic Voyage film and has played a crucial role …

Aggregation-induced emission (AIE) has, since its discovery, become a valuable tool in the
field of nanoscience. AIEgenic molecules, which display highly stable fluorescence in an …

Owing to Brownian-motion effects, the precise manipulation of individual micro-and
nanoparticles in solution is challenging. Therefore, scanning-probe-based techniques, such …

Due to their unique ability to actively move, micro/nanomotors offer the possibility of
breaking through the limitations of traditional passive drug delivery systems for the treatment …

Gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) are arguably the most versatile nanomaterials reported to date.
Recent advances in nanofabrication and chemical synthesis have expanded the scope of …

The application of nanoparticles for drug or gene delivery promises benefits in the form of
single‐cell‐specific therapeutic and diagnostic capabilities. Many methods of cell …

The optical manipulation of tiny objects is significant to understand and to explore the
unknown in the microworld, which has found many applications in materials science and life …

The prospect of self-propelled artificial machines small enough to navigate within biological
matter has fascinated and inspired researchers and the public alike since the dawn of …