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 …

In the past decade, the development of theory has deeply revealed the electromechanical
coupling deformation mechanism of dielectric elastomer (DE). Many theoretical predictions …

Tunable liquid lenses with controllable focal length attract much attention from many
researchers due to the unique advantages of strong adjustability, low power consumption …

Optical lenses with electrically controllable focal length are of growing interest, in order to
reduce the complexity, size, weight, response time and power consumption of conventional …

We review recent progress in miniaturized dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs), sensors,
and energy harvesters. We focus primarily on configurations where the large strain, high …

We propose and demonstrate a compact tunable lens with high transmittance using a
dielectric elastomer sandwiched by transparent conductive liquid. The transparent …

Electrically driven dielectric elastomers (DEs) suffer from an electromechanical instability
(EMI) when the applied potential difference reaches a critical value. A majority of the past …

Lenses are ubiquitously used for imaging. Compared with conventional lenses containing
rigid translating components driven by mechanical motors, nonmechanical tunable lenses …

We demonstrate a new means to fabricate three-dimensional liquid lenses which may be
tuned in focal length and astigmatism. Using actuation by electrowetting-on-dielectrics …

This paper presents a novel wearable tactile haptic display for rendering soft body
sensations to multiple fingertips with electroactive smart elastomers. The system uses newly …