Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) are renowned for their large, reversible, and anisotropic
shape change in response to various external stimuli due to their lightly cross‐linked …

Inspired by the mystery of natural homochirality, the design and construction of artificial
chiral systems with special functions including mechanics, chiroptical devices, and chiral …

Controlling the secondary phase in chiral liquid-crystalline (LC) polymers is of great
importance since it transfers and amplifies molecular information to the macroscopic …

The ability of some animals to rapidly change their colors can greatly improve their chances
of escaping predators or hunting prey. A classic example is cephalopods, which can rapidly …

Carbon nanotube-loaded liquid crystalline Diels–Alder networks (CNT-LCDANs) were
prepared and utilized to investigate twisted fiber and spring actuators for light-driven rolling …

While controlling the chirality and modulating the helicity is a challenging task, it attracts
great research interest for gaining a better understanding of the origin of chirality in nature …

Periodic spin–orbit motion is ubiquitous in nature, observed from electrons orbiting nuclei to
spinning planets orbiting the Sun. Achieving autonomous periodic orbiting motions, along …

The sophisticated and complex haptonastic movements in response to environmental‐
stimuli of living organisms have always fascinated scientists. However, how to fundamentally …

The integration of different shape manipulation could greatly expand the versatility and
functionality of smart materials, for which the achievement of synergism of different shape …

On‐demand photo‐steerable amphibious rolling motions are generated by the structural
engineering of monolithic soft locomotors. Photo‐morphogenesis of azobenzene …