Recent progress in electronic skin or e‐skin research is broadly reviewed, focusing on
technologies needed in three main applications: skin‐attachable electronics, robotics, and …

The intrinsic compliance of soft robots provides safety, a natural adaptation to its
environment, allows to absorb shocks, and protects them against mechanical impacts …

Ever since the emergence of polymers, there has been interest in the production of “self-
healing” materials. Over the last decade this dream has become closer to reality with the …

Soft robots are, due to their softness, inherently safe and adapt well to unstructured
environments. However, they are prone to various damage types. Self‐healing polymers …

Multifunctional energy storage and conversion devices that incorporate novel features and
functions in intelligent and interactive modes, represent a radical advance in consumer …

Maintenance and rehabilitation at appropriate time is essential for the asphalt pavements to
serve the traffic till the end of their design lives. However, frequent production and …

Supramolecular polymer networks are materials crosslinked by reversible supramolecular
interactions, such as hydrogen bonding or electrostatic interactions. Supramolecular …

Polymers and polymer composites are susceptible to premature failure due to the formation
of cracks and microcracks during their service time. Evolution of cracks and microcracks …

The need to minimize the amount of polymeric waste entering landfills and oceans has led
to several research avenues in the field of polymer science. Particularly, the development of …

Robots are increasingly assisting humans in performing various tasks. Like special agents
with elite skills, they can venture to distant locations and adverse environments, such as the …