Inspired by nature, humidity-responsive materials and devices have attracted significant
interest from scientists in multiple disciplines, ranging from chemistry, physics and materials …

Developing shape-shifting materials requires combining the flexibility needed by shape-
shifting properties, with the toughness that is demanded to maintain their mechanical …

Reshaping of elongated organic crystals that can be used as semiconductors, waveguides
or soft robotic grippers by application of force or light is now a commonplace, however …

Manipulating functional liquid crystalline networks (LCNs) by multiple stimuli has been a hot
topic in the research of smart actuators and fabrication of biomimetic robots. Here, a single …

Liquid‐crystalline polymers have been applied to a wide variety of stimuli‐responsive
materials; however, the inevitable mesogenic alignment or extra complicated preparation …

Liquid crystalline polymer (LCP) is a promising candidate in the design and fabrication of
intelligent soft materials due to the combination of programmable anisotropy and elasticity …

Structural colorful cholesterics show impressive susceptibility to external stimulation, leading
to applications in electro/mechano‐chromic devices. However, out‐of‐plane actuation of …

Smart soft materials are envisioned to be the building blocks of the next generation of
advanced devices and digitally augmented technologies. In this context, liquid crystals (LCs) …

Cholesteric liquid crystal (CLC) droplets with nanoscale periodic helical structures are
omnidirectional under planar anchoring, and light is selectively reflected from the droplet …

The development of stimuli‐responsive materials suitable for use in wearable sensors is a
key unresolved challenge. Liquid crystals (LCs) are particularly promising, as they do not …