Differently from passive Brownian particles, active particles, also known as self-propelled
Brownian particles or microswimmers and nanoswimmers, are capable of taking up energy …

The availability of large datasets has boosted the application of machine learning in many
fields and is now starting to shape active-matter research as well. Machine learning …

Optical trapping and manipulation of micrometre-sized particles was first reported in 1970.
Since then, it has been successfully implemented in two size ranges: the subnanometre scale, …

We present a quantitative analysis of 2D surface plasmon based optical tweezers able to
trap microcolloids at a patterned metal surface under low laser intensity. Photonic force …

An optically trapped Brownian particle is a sensitive probe of molecular and nanoscopic
forces. An understanding of its motion, which is caused by the interplay of random and …

Tiny self-propelled swimmers capable of autonomous navigation through complex environments
provide appealing opportunities for localization, pick-up and delivery of microscopic …

Optical tweezers are devices that use a single, strongly focused laser beam for the remote,
noncontact trapping and manipulation of microscopic objects. Since the first demonstration of …

Active Brownian particles are capable of taking up energy from their environment and converting
it into directed motion; examples range from chemotactic cells and bacteria to artificial …

Micron-sized self-propelled (active) particles can be considered as model systems for
characterizing more complex biological organisms like swimming bacteria or motile cells. We …

Deviations from Brownian motion leading to anomalous diffusion are found in transport
dynamics from quantum physics to life sciences. The characterization of anomalous diffusion …