The ability to control both the mobility and chemical compositions of microliter-scale
aqueous droplets is an essential prerequisite for next-generation open surface microfluidics …

In this brief review, we give an introduction to selected colloidal and microfluidic nematic
microstructures, as enabled by the inherent anisotropy and microscopic orientational …

Biomimetic artificial surfaces that enable the manipulation of gas bubble mobility have been
explored in a wide range of applications in nanomaterial synthesis, surface defouling …

Estimating parameters from data is a fundamental problem in physics, customarily done by
minimizing a loss function between a model and observed statistics. In scattering-based …

Droplet‐based miniature reactors have attracted interest in both fundamental studies, for the
unique reaction kinetics they enable, and applications in bio‐diagnosis and material …

Colloids dispersed in nematic liquid crystals form topological composites in which colloid-
associated defects mediate interactions while adhering to fundamental topological …

Disclination lines play a key role in many physical processes, from the fracture of materials
to the formation of the early universe. Achieving versatile control over disclinations is key to …

Physically intelligent micro‐robotic systems exploit information embedded in micro‐robots,
their colloidal cargo, and their milieu to interact, assemble, and form functional structures …

Generation of flow is an important aspect in microfluidic applications and generally relies on
external pumps or embedded moving mechanical parts which pose distinct limitations and …

Reconfigurable microdevices are being explored in a range of contexts where their life‐like
abilities to move and change shape are important. While much work has been done to …