Guest Editorial: Focused Section on Nano/Micromotion System: Design, Sensing, and Control

The papers in this special section focus on nanotechnology and micromotion systems (NMMS) design, sensing and control. NMMS have become the enabling tool in a broad spectrum of fields, ranging from nanosciences and nanotechnologies to advanced manufacturing and robotics. By using NMMS, a wide variety of subjects can now be precisely measured, manipulated, synthesized, and fabricated at unprecedented small scale and high resolution. Central to achieving these functions and performance are the advances in the design, sensing, and control of NMMS. Challenges, however, are presented to meet the continuously increasing demands in emerging applications at nano/microscale.