Due to the trend of miniaturization of devices, micromanipulation has been a hot topic in the
last two decades. Unlike the macro world, the micro object is easy to be damaged if the …

Robust and inexpensive dry adhesives would have a multitude of potential applications, but
replicating the impressive adhesive organs of many small animals has proved challenging …

The advantages of utilizing the polymeric shape memory effect for deterministic assembly of
microscale objects are explored in this paper. Assembly of building blocks, referred to as …

Miniaturization is the central theme in modern fabrication technology. Many of the
components used in modern products are becoming smaller and smaller. Here it is reported …

Enabling unique architectures and functionalities of microsystems for numerous applications
in electronics, photonics and other areas often requires microassembly of separately …

A composite dry adhesive includes (a) an adhesive layer comprising a shape memory
polymer and (b) a resistive heating layer comprising a shape memory polymer composite on …

Energy harvesting has been identified as a key enabling technology for the Internet of
Things as it allows a battery-less functioning of electronic devices. While the use of ambient …

This study reports a seesaw-structured triboelectric nanogenerator (S-TENG) for efficiently
harvesting electrical energy from rotational motion of mechanical systems. The designed S …

The recently developed transfer printing-based microassembly called micro-LEGO has been
exploited to enable microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) applications which are difficult …

Soft locally active structures are becoming increasingly important in a number of
applications, from microfluidic systems to soft robotics. In this paper, we develop an active …