Near-infrared (NIR)-responsive liquid marbles were prepared using carbon nanotube (CNT) and fullerene (C-60) powders. The liquid marbles were transferred to the surface of bulk water. The liquid marbles immediately disintegrated upon NIR irradiation due to conversion of NIR energy to heat. The NIR-responsive liquid marbles can be used to induce chemical reactions, if a liquid marble containing one reactant was floated on bulk water containing another reactant. Upon NIR irradiation, the liquid marble burst and the two reactants came in contact, triggering the reaction.