The pursuit of materials with enhanced functionality has led to the emergence of
metamaterials—artificially engineered materials whose properties are determined by their …

Multi-step pathways—which consist of a sequence of reconfigurations of a structure—are
central to the functionality of various natural and artificial systems. Such pathways execute …

The structural complexity of metamaterials is limitless, but, in practice, most designs
comprise periodic architectures that lead to materials with spatially homogeneous …

Metamaterials are designed to realize exotic physical properties through the geometric
arrangement of their underlying structural layout,. Traditional mechanical metamaterials …

We create mechanical metamaterials whose response to uniaxial compression can be
programmed by lateral confinement, allowing monotonic, nonmonotonic, and hysteretic …

From protein motifs to black holes, topological solitons are pervasive nonlinear excitations
that are robust and can be driven by external fields. So far, existing driving mechanisms all …

Metamaterials are rationally designed periodic micro-or nanostructures that do not exist in
nature. Recently, metamaterials for hydrodynamic phenomena have attracted immense …

The control of matter motion at liquid–gas interfaces opens an opportunity to create two-
dimensional materials with remotely tunable properties. In analogy with optical lattices used …

Soft robots possess many attributes that are difficult, if not impossible, to achieve with
conventional robots composed of rigid materials,. Yet, despite recent advances, soft robots …

Stimuli-responsive geometric transformations endow metamaterials with dynamic properties
and functionalities. However, using existing transformation mechanisms to program a single …