Infrared (IR) adaptation phenomena are ubiquitous in nature and biological systems. Taking
inspiration from natural creatures, researchers have devoted extensive efforts for developing …

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

Developing bioinspired camouflage materials that can adaptively change color in the visible
and infrared (IR) regions is an intriguing but challenging task. Herein, we report an emerging …

Chiral nanomaterials with intrinsic chirality or spatial asymmetry at the nanoscale are
currently in the limelight of both fundamental research and diverse important technological …

Abstract Development of polymer-based smart materials, which can autonomously alter their
physical and/or chemical properties when exposed to external stimuli, is a thriving research …

Nanocellulose is currently in the limelight of extensive research from fundamental science to
technological applications owing to its renewable and carbon‐neutral nature, superior …

The ability to manipulate the structure and function of promising nanosystems via energy
input and external stimuli is emerging as an attractive paradigm for developing …

Photonic actuators, serving as an emerging kind of intelligent stimuli‐responsive material,
can exhibit the abilities to change their structural colors/fluorescence and shapes under …

Liquid crystals (LCs) are omnipresent in living matter, whose chirality is an elegant and
distinct feature in certain plant tissues, the cuticles of crabs, beetles, arthropods, and …

Circularly polarized luminescent (CPL) materials have received significant attention in the
field of fundamental science recently. These materials offer substantial advancement of …