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Watch our talk “Hot” Trends in Optical Manipulation, presented at the 2023 Photothermal Microscopy and Spectroscopy Webinar organized by Dr. Subhasis Adhikari, Dr. Andrea Kramer, Prof. Frank Cichos, and Prof. Michel Orrit (December 2023).

Dr. Pavana Siddhartha Kollipara has been awarded the 2023 Ben Streetman Prize, a university-wide award given annually for outstanding research by a graduate student in electronic and photonic materials and devices. Congratulations, Pavana! (November 2023).

Our work Hypothermal Opto-Thermophoretic Tweezers [Nature Communications 14 (2023) 5133] was featured by Mirage News as Revolutionary Update to Optical Tweezers Unveiled (November 2023).

Our work Hypothermal Opto-Thermophoretic Tweezers [Nature Communications 14 (2023) 5133] was featured by Photonics as Low-Power Optical Tweezers Shield Trapped Bioparticles from Damage (November 2023).

Our work Hypothermal Opto-Thermophoretic Tweezers [Nature Communications 14 (2023) 5133] was featured by Phys.org as Scientists use supercomputers to make optical tweezers safer for living cells (November 2023).

Our work Hypothermal Opto-Thermophoretic Tweezers [Nature Communications 14 (2023) 5133] was featured by CSE as Laser Technology Cools the Way for Cellular Surgery and Drug Delivery (November 2023).

Our work Hypothermal Opto-Thermophoretic Tweezers [Nature Communications 14 (2023) 5133] was featured by TACC as NEW TWIST ON OPTICAL TWEEZERS (November 2023).

Our work Hypothermal Opto-Thermophoretic Tweezers [Nature Communications 14 (2023) 5133] was featured by Nanowerk as New laser tweezers allow gentle, efficient manipulation of cells and nanoparticles (September 2023).

Nature Portfolio Communities “Behind the Paper”: Hypothermal Opto-Thermophoretic Tweezers: Cool down before you heat up! (September 2023).

Dr. Hongru Ding was selected to receive the 2022 Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad. Congratulations! (July 2023).

An interview with Leslie Mertz at IEEE PULSE on Enhancing Therapeutic Delivery Using Micro- and Nanorobots (June 2023).

Congratulations to Dr. Pavana Siddhartha Kollipara, Dr. Hongru Ding, and Dr. Jie Fang (from left to right) on receiving their Ph.D. degrees in ME, ME, and MSE, and joining AMD, Intel, and University of Washington, respectively! (May 2023).

An interview with Nat Levy at the Cockrell School of Engineering: 5 Questions with Yuebing Zheng, Author of New Book on Nanophotonics (May 2023).

An overview of our recent work was featured by X-MOL as “UT-Austin郑跃兵团队近年来工作概览” (April 2023).

Our book Nanophotonics and Machine Learning (Springer, 2023, ISBN: 9783031204722) was recommended by Light: Science & Applications Chinese media outlet as 荐书 | 《纳米光子学与机器学习-概念、基础和应用》(April 2023).

Our book Nanophotonics and Machine Learning (Springer, 2023, ISBN: 9783031204722) was featured by Nanowerk as “Bridging the gap: Exploring the synergy between nanophotonics and artificial intelligence.” (March 2023).

Yuebing Zheng talked with Holly Barker at The Scientist on “Drugs Hitch a Ride on Algae for Targeted Delivery.” (February 2023).

Our NIH RO1 grant “Four-dimensional Adhesion Frequency Assay for Full Profiling of Receptor-ligand Interactions on Cells” was featured by The Daily Texan as UT researchers receive grant to create technology for cellular bonding studies (January 2023). also featured by Austin American-Statesman; Yahoo;

Our cover image for Bubble-Pen Lithography: Fundamentals and Applications (Nanoscience: Special Issue Dedicated to Professor Paul S. Weiss) was awarded the 2022 Outstanding Cover Award of Aggregate (December 2022).

Dr. Jingang Li was featured on Nano Letters cover with his editorial “From Marble Games to Colloidal Nanomotors: The Journey of a First-Generation Student.” (December 2022).

Our NIH RO1 grant “Four-dimensional Adhesion Frequency Assay for Full Profiling of Receptor-ligand Interactions on Cells” was featured by Cockrell School of Engineering as Researchers Aim to Shed Light on Cellular Bonding, Including COVID Cells (December 2022).

Dr. Jingang Li was selected to receive the 2021 Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad. Congratulations! (August 2022). Featured by TMI news.

Zengqi Liu was selected to receive the UT Multiple-Year International Fellowship. Congratulations! (August 2022).

Yuebing Zheng talked with Adam Zamecnik at Pharmaceutical Technology on “Nanorobots: small solutions to big delivery problems.” (August 2022).

Our work on Light-Driven Single-Cell Rotational Adhesion Frequency Assay (eLight 2022) has been featured by EurekAlert! as Innovative approach to cell binding could help our understanding of diseases (August 2022).

Congratulations to Hongru, Pavana, and Jie on receiving UT Engineering Fellowship Awards! (July 2022).

Jie Fang is among the four runners-up selected for the Inaugural Nano Letters Seed Grant Program, North America Region. He will utilize designed photonic cavities to harness biexciton complexes in 2D materials for future quantum photonic devices. Congratulations to Jie! (June 2022).

Our work on Micro/Nanorobotics has been featured by Voice of America (Chinese) as “LogOn Future of Surgery: Nanorobots Go to Work in the Body (未来手术：微纳米机器人游走在人体之内治疗恶性肿瘤)” (May 2022).

Our work Heat-Mediated Optical Manipulation (Chemical Reviews 2021) has been selected as a Supplementary Journal Cover Article (January 2022).

Jingang Li received the 2021 MRS Fall Meeting Graduate Student Award. Congratulations, Jingang! (December 2021).

Yuebing Zheng talked with Jonathan Grinstein at Neo.Life on “Swallow the Micro-Robot.” (December 2021).

Jingang Li successfully defended his Ph.D. dissertation (in Materials Science and Engineering Program) and decided to join UC Berkeley as a postdoctoral researcher. Congratulations, Dr. Li! (November 2021).

Dr. Zilong Wu chose to join Samsung Austin Semiconductor as a Process Integration Engineer. Congratulations, Zilong! (October 2021).

Jie Fang received Cockrell School of Engineering Fellowship Award for 2021-2022. Congratulations! (August 2021).

Yaoran Liu successfully defended his Ph.D. dissertation (in Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering) and decided to join KLA Tencor, California, USA. Congratulations, Dr. Liu! (July 2021).

Our work Opto-Refrigerative Tweezers (Science Advances 2021) was featured by Explica as Towards a revolution in optical tweezers (July 2021).

Our work Opto-Refrigerative Tweezers (Science Advances 2021) was featured by Physics World as Opto-refrigerative tweezers prevent trapped particles from overheating (July 2021).

Our work Opto-Refrigerative Tweezers (Science Advances 2021) was featured by Photonics.com as Opto-Refrigerative Tweezers Overcome a Hot Problem (July 2021).

Our work Opto-Refrigerative Tweezers (Science Advances 2021) was featured by SciTechDaily as Optical Tweezer Technology Breakthrough Overcomes Dangers of Heat (June 2021).

Our work Opto-Refrigerative Tweezers (Science Advances 2021) was featured by AzoOptics as New Optical Tweezers Prevent Overheating Problems (June 2021).