Architected flexible electronic devices with rationally designed 3D geometries have found
essential applications in biology, medicine, therapeutics, sensing/imaging, energy, robotics …

Pressures generated by external forces or by internal body processes represent parameters
of critical importance in diagnosing physiological health and in anticipating injuries …

Stretchable strain sensors are essential for various applications such as wearable
electronics, prosthetics, and soft robotics. Strain sensors with high strain range, minimal …

Kirigami, the Japanese art of paper cutting, has recently enabled the design of stretchable
mechanical metamaterials that can be easily realized by embedding arrays of periodic cuts …

Advanced kirigami/origami provides an automated technique for modulating the mechanical,
electrical, magnetic and optical properties of existing materials, with remarkable flexibility …

Buckling-guided assembly of three-dimensional (3D) mesostructures from pre-defined 2D
precursor patterns has arisen increasing attention, owing to the compelling advantages in …

Mechanical metamaterials are man-made structures capable of achieving different intended
mechanical properties through their artificial, structural design. Specifically, metamaterials …

Recent progress in soft material chemistry and enabling methods of 3D and 4D fabrication—
emerging programmable material designs and associated assembly methods for the …

Proactively programming materials toward target nonlinear mechanical behaviors is crucial
to realize customizable functions for advanced devices and systems, which arouses …

Imprinting “sticky” features on the surfaces of common non-sticky flexible materials, such as
paper, textile, and polymeric films produces a myriad of adhesive tapes that we use in our …