Self-assembled architectures of soft matter have fascinated scientists for centuries due to
their unique physical properties originated from controllable orientational and/or positional …

The rich structures and hierarchical organizations in nature provide many sources of
inspiration for advanced material designs. We wish to recapitulate properties such as high …

Structural colors are colors generated by the interaction between incident light and
nanostructures. Structural colors have been studied for decades due to their promising …

The counterfeiting of goods is growing worldwide, affecting practically any marketable item
ranging from consumer goods to human health. Anticounterfeiting is essential for …

Creating a security label that carries entirely distinct information in reflective and fluorescent
states would enhance anti-counterfeiting levels to deter counterfeits ranging from currencies …

Nature endows numerous organisms with the ability to realize their basic physiological
activities through stimulus-responsive actuation. Inspired by these interesting biological …

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 …

The architecture of the colloidal photonic crystals (CPCs) is of paramount importance to their
functionality and applications. Nevertheless, the realization of CPCs with arbitrarily …

Benefiting from inherent lightweight, flexibility, and good adaptability to human body,
functional textiles are attracting tremendous attention to cope with wearable issues in …

The growing interest in mimicry of biological skins greatly promotes the birth of high‐
performance artificial skins. Chameleon skins can actively transform environmental …