Vanadium oxides with multioxidation states and various crystalline structures offer unique
electrical, optical, optoelectronic and magnetic properties, which could be manipulated for …

Inspired by physically adaptive, agile, reconfigurable and multifunctional soft-bodied
animals and human muscles, soft actuators have been developed for a variety of …

The development of fiber materials has accompanied the evolution of human civilization for
centuries. Recent advances in materials science and chemistry offered fibers new …

Soft robotics technologies are paving the way toward robotic abilities which are vital for a
wide range of applications, including manufacturing, manipulation, grip**, human …

As polymer networks infiltrated with water, hydrogels constitute the major components of the
human body; and hydrogels have been widely used in applications that closely interact with …

Artificial muscles based on stimuli-responsive polymers usually exhibit mechanical
compliance, versatility, and high power-to-weight ratio, showing great promise to potentially …

Combating environmental pollution demands a focus on sustainability, in particular from
rapidly advancing technologies that are poised to be ubiquitous in modern societies. Among …

Soft materials capable of transforming between three-dimensional (3D) shapes in response
to stimuli such as light, heat, solvent, electric and magnetic fields have applications in …

One of the ambitions of Science Robotics is to deeply root robotics research in science while
develo** novel robotic platforms that will enable new scientific discoveries. Of our 10 …

The area of artificial muscle is a highly interdisciplinary field of research that has evolved
rapidly in the last 30 years. Recent advances in nanomaterial fabrication and …