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El IMB-CNM colabora en un proyecto para marcar las líneas estratégicas de la fotónica integrada en la industria
Personal investigador del Instituto de Microelectrónica de Barcelona participa en WOW-2D, un proyecto de investigación industrial, en colaboración entre empresas y organismos de investigación, para marcar las líneas estratégicas en el campo de la fotónica integrada.
El CSIC prorroga hasta junio el plazo del concurso para estudiantes Un microchip muy grande
El Instituto de Microelectrónica de Barcelona prorroga el plazo de envío de propuestas para el concurso de microelectrónica "Un microchip muy grande" hasta finales de junio y la ceremonia de entrega de premios se celebrará a inicios de septiembre.
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The miniaturization of robotic tools and probes enables the fundamental study of mechanical properties of cells and tissues.
Science Robotics, 25 Jan 2023, Vol 8, Issue 74, DOI: 10.1126/scirobotics.adf9996

Soft optomechanical systems have the ability to reversibly respond to optical and mechanical external stimuli by changing their own properties (e.g., shape, size, viscosity, stiffness, color or transmittance). These systems typically combine the optical properties of plasmonic, dielectric or carbon-based nanomaterials with the high elasticity and deformability of soft polymers, thus opening the path for the development of new mechanically tunable optical systems, sensors, and actuators for a wide range of applications. This review focuses on the recent progresses in soft optomechanical systems, which are here classified according to their applications and mechanisms of optomechanical response. The first part summarizes the soft optomechanical systems for mechanical sensing and optical modulation based on the variation of their optical response under external mechanical stimuli, thereby inducing mechanochromic or intensity modulation effects. The second part describes the soft optomechanical systems for the development of light induced mechanical actuators based on different actuation mechanisms, such as photothermal effects and phase transitions, among others. The final section provides a critical analysis of the main limitations of current soft optomechanical systems and the progress that is required for future devices.