Using light to control matter has captured the imagination of scientists for generations, as
there is an abundance of photons at our disposal. Yet delivering photons beyond the surface …

Abstract 3D printing is a rapidly growing technology that has an enormous potential to
impact a wide range of industries such as engineering, art, education, medicine, and …

Precise control over molecular movement is of fundamental and practical importance in
physics, biology, and chemistry. At nanoscale, the peculiar functioning principles and the …

Photodeformable liquid crystal polymers (LCPs) that adapt their shapes in response to light
have aroused a dramatic growth of interest in the past decades, since light as a stimulus …

Shape memory polymer (SMP) is an excellent smart material, which can sense and perform
active shape change as preprogrammed. So far, there are a wide variety of stimulus …

Soft robots that can move like living organisms and adapt to their surroundings are currently
in the limelight from fundamental studies to technological applications, due to their advances …

Light-driven phenomena both in living systems and nonliving materials have enabled truly
fascinating and incredible dynamic architectures with terrific forms and functions. Recently …

Luminescence-based techniques continue to attract considerable attention due not only to
their current range of applications but also to their wide potential in the fields of optical …

Carbon-based functional nanomaterials have attracted remarkable attention from the
scientific community for their unique combinations of advantageous chemical and physical …

The ability to influence key properties of molecular systems by using light holds much
promise for the fields of materials science and life sciences. The cornerstone of such …