Microwave absorption materials (MAMs) are originally developed for military purposes, but
have since evolved into versatile materials with promising applications in modern …

Snap‐through bistability is often observed in nature (eg, fast snap** to closure of Venus
flytrap) and the life (eg, bottle caps and hair clippers). Recently, harnessing bistability and …

Microwave‐driven strategy shows many advantages including selective energization,
uniform heating, and high penetration depth, which is a hot topic in wireless actuators …

Twisted-fiber artificial muscles, a new type of soft actuator, exhibit significant potential for use
in applications related to lightweight smart devices and soft robotics. Fiber twisting …

Phenolphthalein (PP) is usually used as a functional monomer to design novel high
performance polymers with adjustable thermal, mechanical, and fluorescent properties. In …

Polymeric microwave actuators combining tissue-like softness with programmable
microwave-responsive deformation hold great promise for mobile intelligent devices and …

Wireless small-scale soft-bodied devices are capable of precise operation inside confined
internal spaces, enabling various minimally invasive medical applications. However, such …

A microfluidic manipulation system that can sense a liquid and control its flow is highly
desirable. However, conventional sensors and motors have difficulty fitting the limited space …

Compared with traditional rigid robots, soft robots have high flexibility, low stiffness, and
adaptability to unstructured environments, and as such have great application potential in …

The past decade of soft robotics has delivered impactful and promising contributions to
society and has seen exponentially increasing interest from scientists and engineers. This …