In conventional classification, soft robots feature mechanical compliance as the main
distinguishing factor from traditional robots made of rigid materials. Recent advances in …

Abstract Magneto-/electro-responsive polymers (MERPs) are a class of stimuli-responsive
materials that are actuated when triggered by external magnetic/electric fields. MERPs …

Magnetically responsive soft materials are soft composites where magnetic fillers are
embedded into soft polymeric matrices. These active materials have attracted extensive …

The microwave properties of epoxy composites filled with 30 wt.% of BaFe12–x Ga x O19
(0.1≤ x≤ 1.2) and with 1 wt.% of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were investigated …

The vacancies, defects and interfaces engineering is a powerful approach to regulate
electromagnetic (EM) parameters and enhance absorption ability, but has not been …

Liquid crystal elastomers exhibit large reversible strain and programmable shape
transformations, enabling various applications in soft robotics, dynamic optics, and …

Driven by advances in soft material science, magnetic soft robots have recently attracted
significant attention owing to their remarkable reprogramming deformations under magnetic …

Periodically patterned surfaces can cause special surface properties and are employed as
functional building blocks in many devices, yet remaining challenges in fabrication …

Stimuli‐responsive micro‐pillared structures can perform complex and precise tasks at the
microscale through dynamic and reversible deformation of the pillars in response to external …

Microscale and nanoscale cilia are ubiquitous in natural systems where they serve diverse
biological functions. Bioinspired artificial magnetic cilia have emerged as a highly promising …