Anisotropic structures are ubiquitous in nature, affording fascinating morphing behaviors.
Biomimetic morphing materials can be developed by spatially controlling the orientations of …

Origami, the ancient art of folding thin sheets, has attracted increasing attention for its
practical value in diverse fields: architectural design, therapeutics, deployable space …

Non-developable origami is a unique type of origami structures that cannot be unfolded into
a flat sheet without stretching. In this work, we study the kinematics and dynamics of such …

We combine theory and experiments to explore the kinematics and actuation of intrinsically
curved folds (ICFs) in otherwise developable shells. Unlike origami folds, ICFs are not …

The nematic director of dielectric liquid crystal elastomers (DLCEs) can be rotated by electric
field, which makes the DLCE macroscopically deformed. In this paper, the electric-field …

Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) can undergo large reversible contractions along their
nematic director upon heating or illumination. A spatially patterned director within a flat LCE …

Designing flat sheets that can be made to deform into three-dimensional shapes is an area
of intense research with applications in micromachines, soft robotics, and medical implants …

Liquid crystal elastomers (LCE) are elastomeric materials possessing a network
microstructure made of chains with a preferential orientation, induced by mesogen units …

During additive manufacturing, it is normally assumed that the tool path does not affect the
material properties, which is thus chosen to achieve the target geometry/strength while …

Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) undergo a large uniaxial contraction upon thermal or
optical stimulation. LCE sheets are often fabricated with a spatially patterned direction of …