Liquid crystal polymers (LCPs) have gained tremendous attention in recent years due to
their great potentials from fabrication of responsive actuators and sensors to construction of …

Inspired by intriguing color changeable ability of natural animals, the design and fabrication
of artificial mechanochromic materials capable of changing colors upon stretching or …

Visual sensing of humidity and temperature by solids plays an important role in the everyday
life and in industrial processes. Due to their hydrophobic nature, most covalent organic …

Photonic crystals (PCs), composed of nanoparticles as building blocks, possess a unique
photonic band gap (PBG). While incorporated with fluorescent materials such as quantum …

In nature, complex camouflage, locomotion, and self-healing mechanisms are key instinctive
abilities that give organisms a survival advantage. Imitating these fascinating multi-stimulus …

Soft actuators possessing notable mechanical deformations, high sensitivity, and fast
response speed play a crucial role in various applications, such as artificial muscles, soft …

The development of flexible, humidity-responsive actuator materials is critical for advanced
sensors and electronic systems. Current fabrication methods are complex and harsh. We …

Despite the recent developments in hydrochromic materials, visual detection of water level
in plastic materials without sacrificing mechanical properties remains a meaningful yet …

Smart actuators have a wide range of applications in bionics and energy conversion. The
ability to reconfigure shape is essential for soft actuators to achieve various shapes and …

Rapid humidity response contributes tremendously to visually flexible wearables. However,
sluggish response, infrequent reproducibility, and biotoxicity restrict the development of …