Liquid crystals are the basis of a pervasive technology of the modern era. Yet, as the display
market becomes commoditized, researchers in industry, government and academia are …

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

Oscillating materials,,, that adapt their shapes in response to external stimuli are of interest
for emerging applications in medicine and robotics. For example, liquid-crystal networks can …

A key goal of nanotechnology is the development of artificial machines capable of
converting molecular movement into macroscopic work. Although conversion of light into …

Shape-shifting of flat materials into the desired 3D configuration is an alternative design
route for fabrication of complex 3D shapes, which provides many benefits such as access to …

We show a versatile method for the preparation of a variety of humidity-responsive actuators
based on a single sheet of a hydrogen-bonded, uniaxially aligned liquid crystal polymer …

The miniaturization of electronics has been an important topic of study for several decades.
The established roadmaps following Moore's Law have encountered bottlenecks in recent …

Dynamic functions of biological organisms often rely on arrays of actively deformable
microstructures undergoing a nearly unlimited repertoire of predetermined and self …

A promising candidate for the development of stimuli-responsive morphing materials are
based on liquid crystal polymer networks. These anisotropic materials will contract along the …

Self-sha** of curved structures, especially those involving flexible thin layers, is attracting
increasing attention because of their broad potential applications in, eg …