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.

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客座社论：纳米/微动系统的重点部分：设计，传感和控制

本节中的论文重点关注纳米技术和微动系统（NMMS）的设计，传感和控制。NMMS已成为从纳米科学和纳米技术到先进制造和机器人技术的广泛领域的支持工具。通过使用NMMS，现在可以以前所未有的小规模和高分辨率精确地测量，操纵，合成和加工各种物体。实现这些功能和性能的关键是NMMS的设计，感测和控制方面的进步。然而，提出了挑战以满足纳米/微米级新兴应用中不断增长的需求。