All forms of energy follow the law of conservation of energy, by which they can be neither
created nor destroyed. Light-to-heat conversion as a traditional yet constantly evolving …

Inspired by physically adaptive, agile, reconfigurable and multifunctional soft-bodied
animals and human muscles, soft actuators have been developed for a variety of …

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

Structurally coloured materials that change their colour in response to mechanical stimuli
are uniquely suited for optical sensing and visual communication,,–. The main barrier to their …

Progress in optical manipulation has stimulated remarkable advances in a wide range of
fields, including materials science, robotics, medical engineering, and nanotechnology. This …

Advances in biomimicry have led to the rise of advanced robotics, posing promising
revolutions across a variety of fields. Programmable self‐sustained actuation in nature, such …

In modern nanoscience and nanotechnology, gold nanomaterials are indispensable
building blocks that have demonstrated a plethora of applications in catalysis, biology …

Intelligent hydrogels are promising for biomimetic actuators, but acquiring actuations with
both high speed and powerful force is still extremely difficult. Herein, a new robust …

Over the past few decades, Bombyx mori silk fibroin has become a ubiquitous material for
applications ranging from biomedical devices to optics, electronics, and sensing, while also …

Abstract 3D displays are of great interest as next‐generation displays by providing
intensified realism of 3D visual information and haptic perception. However, challenges lie …