Organisms in nature have evolved unique structural colors and stimuli‐responsive functions
for camouflage, warning, and communication over millions of years, which are essential to …

Electro-active polymers (EAPs) are emerging as feasible materials to mimic muscle-like
actuation. Among EAPs, dielectric elastomer (DE) devices are soft or flexible capacitors …

Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) are a unique class of materials which combine rubber
elasticity with the orientational order of liquid crystals. This combination can lead to materials …

Abstract Systems that are intelligent have the ability to sense their surroundings, analyze,
and respond accordingly. In nature, many biological systems are considered intelligent (eg …

Thermoresponsive polymers have been the subject of numerous publications and research
topics in the last few decades mostly driven by their easily controllable temperature stimulus …

One characteristic feature of soft matter systems is their strong response to external stimuli.
As a consequence they are comparatively easily driven out of their ground state and out of …

Specially arranged external stimuli or carefully designed geometry are often essential for
realizing continuous autonomous motion of active structures without self-carried power. As a …

This paper presents interactive liquid crystal fiber arrays that can actuate in a way
perceptible by human touch. The fibers are actuated via a computer interface, enabling …

Liquid crystal elastomer (LCE) is a typical thermally responsive soft material, which is an
ideal candidate for fabricating programmable shape changing structures. The anisotropic …

In the past decades, ion conductive polymers and elastomers have drawn worldwide
attention for their advanced functions in batteries, electroactive soft robotics, and sensors …