Colloidal self-assembly refers to a solution-processed assembly of nanometer-/micrometer-
sized, well-dispersed particles into secondary structures, whose collective properties are …

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

Electrically responsive photonic crystals are promising materials for electrophoretic color
displays with better brightness and color saturation. However, electric field must always be …

Over millions of years, animals and plants have evolved complex molecules and structures
that endow them with vibrant colors. Among the sources of natural coloration, structural color …

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

Responsive photonic crystals have potential applications in mechanical sensors and soft
displays; however, new materials are constantly desired to provide new innovations and …

Grippers are widely used for the grip**, manipulation, and assembly of objects with a wide
range of scales, shapes, and quantities in research, industry, and our daily lives. A simple …

Soft materials fail by crack propagation under external loads. While fracture toughness of a
soft material can be enhanced by orders of magnitude, its fatigue threshold remains …

Invisible photonic crystal (PC) pattern with encrypted and discoverable information is
potentially useful for anti-counterfeiting labels, but it is still a big challenge to realize strict …

Viscoelasticity is an essential mechanical property of soft materials. Many constitutive
models have been proposed to capture this mechanical behavior, but few physically based …