3 papers
physics.optics2026
Gear-based 3D-printed Micromachines Actuated by Optical Tweezers
Alaa M. Ali, Gwenn Ulliac, Edison Gerena +4
The miniaturization of mechanical mechanisms is crucial to enable the development of compact, high-performance micromachines. However, the downscaling actuation of conventional gea…
cond-mat.soft2026
Soft 3D Metamaterial for Low-Frequency Elastic Waves
Thomas Daunizeau, David Gueorguiev, Vincent Hayward +2
Acoustic metamaterials offer exceptional control over wave propagation, but their potential remains unfulfilled due to fabrication constraints. Conventional processes yield mostly…
physics.optics2025
Optical chiral microrobot for out-of-plane rotation
Alaa M. Ali, Edison Gerena, Julio Andrés Iglesias MartÃnez +6
Optical microrobots (OPTOBOTs) have garnered significant interest, particularly in the medical field, due to their potential for precise cell manipulation in various biological stu…