Magnetically responsive optical modulation has emerged as a promising application in
various fields such as smart windows, anti‐counterfeiting, and colorimetric sensors, due to …

Conspectus The intrinsic molecular order of liquid crystals (LCs) and liquid crystalline
elastomers (LCEs) is the origin of their stimuli-responsive properties. The programmable …

Stimuli‐responsive structural‐color materials have received widespread attention in
information encryption due to the significant color changes under different stimuli. However …

Currently, polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) exhibits great potential in anti-
counterfeiting and display device applications, but they still have serious disadvantages of …

The growth of superlattices (SLs) made from self-assembled nanocrystals (NCs) is a
powerful method for creating new materials and gaining insight into fundamental molecular …

Bi2O3/rare earth oxide biphasic absorbers are attractive for high‐efficiency X‐ray shielding
due to the complementary X‐ray absorption effects. However, its application is severely …

Structural colors show diverse advantages such as fade resistance, eco-friendliness,
iridescence, and high saturation in comparison with chemical pigments. In this paper, we …

Cholesteric liquid crystal elastomers (CLCEs) hold great promise for mechanochromic
applications in anti‐counterfeiting, smart textiles, and soft robotics, thanks to the structural …

Liquid‐crystal random lasers (LCRLs) represent a burgeoning field in soft‐matter photonics,
holding promise for ushering in an era of ultrathin, versatile laser sources. Such lasers …

Traditional coatings are fabricated from chemical colorants and oleoresinous resins.
However, chemical colorants and organic solvents as diluents of oleoresinous resins are …