A meta‐lens is an advanced flat optical device composed of artificial antennas. The
amplitude, phase, and polarization of incident light can be engineered to satisfy the …

Conventional robots are mainly made of rigid materials, such as steel and aluminum.
Recently there has been a surge in the popularity of soft robots owing to their inherent …

The deep sea remains the largest unknown territory on Earth because it is so difficult to
explore,,–. Owing to the extremely high pressure in the deep sea, rigid vessels,–and …

Dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) are soft, electrically powered actuators that have no
discrete moving parts, yet can exhibit large strains (10%–50%) and moderate stress (∼ 100 …

Focal adjustment and zooming are universal features of cameras and advanced optical
systems. Such tuning is usually performed longitudinally along the optical axis by …

Featured Application The main application area of dielectric elastomers is soft robotics as
muscle-like actuators. Abstract This paper reviews state-of-the-art dielectric elastomer …

Conventional industrial robots with the rigid actuation technology have made great progress
for humans in the fields of automation assembly and manufacturing. With an increasing …

Silicone elastomers are promising materials for dielectric elastomer transducers (DETs) due
to their superior properties such as high efficiency, reliability and fast response times. DETs …

Soft robots are susceptible to premature failure from physical damages incurred within
dynamic environments. To address this, we report an elastomer with high toughness, room …

In response to a stimulus, a soft material deforms, and the deformation provides a function.
We call such a material a soft active material (SAM). This review focuses on one class of soft …