Research in mechanical metamaterials has achieved extreme, unprecedented properties by
exploiting inhomogeneity in the form of periodic structures, enabled by advances in digital …

Shape-morphing capabilities are crucial for enabling multifunctionality in both biological and
artificial systems. Various strategies for shape morphing have been proposed for …

Kirigami, a traditional paper cutting art, offers a promising strategy for 2D-to-3D shape
morphing through cut-guided deformation. Existing kirigami designs for target 3D curved …

Thin-walled structures have been widely applied as energy absorption devices due to their
lightweight, high energy dissipating capability through large deformation, and low cost. The …

Abstract Existing Civil Engineering structures have limited capability to adapt their
configurations for new functions, non-stationary environments, or future reuse. Although …

Metamaterials constructed from the tessellation of units have extraordinary physical
properties and material functions. Most mechanical metamaterials are based on the large …

Inspired by the natural shape-morphing abilities of biological organisms, we introduce a
strategy for creating energy-efficient dynamic 3D metasurfaces through spatiotemporal …

Mechanical metamaterials are of tremendous research interest due to their unconventional
properties that arise from unit microstructure. Shape‐reconfiguration is an effective method …

The recent development of modular origami structures has ushered in an era for active
metamaterials with multiple degrees of freedom (multi-DOF). Notably, no systematic inverse …

Electronic devices with engineered three-dimensional (3D) architectures are indispensable
for frictional-force sensing, wide-field optical imaging, and flow velocity measurement …