Optical transparency is an important property for a material, especially in certain fields like
packaging, glazing, and displays. Existing commercial transparent polymeric materials are …

Electrochemical power tools are regarded as essential keys in a world that is becoming
increasingly reliant on fossil fuels in order to meet the challenges of rapidly depleting fossil …

Real-time monitoring of strain/stress in polymers is a big challenge to date. Herein, we for
the first time report an ESIPT (excited-state intramolecular proton transfer)-based …

Conventional thermophysical latent heat storage based on solid-liquid phase change
materials (PCMs) has been suffering three long-standing bottlenecks—ie, relatively low …

In recent years, light‐responsive liquid crystal (LC) polymers have been studied as
promising materials for the fabrication of untethered soft actuators. The underwater behavior …

Efficient solar energy harvesting offers great potential for a global energy utilization beyond
conventional fossil energy. However, current solar thermal approaches depend on sole …

Light‐driven actuation of synthetic polymers is an emerging field of interest because it offers
simple remote addressing without complicated hydraulic, electric, or magnetic systems …

Commodity polymers are produced in large volumes, providing robust mechanical
properties at relatively low costs. The products made from these commodity polymers …

Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) are stimuli-responsive materials capable of reversible and
programmable shape change in response to an environmental stimulus. Despite the highly …

Soft polymer actuators have myriad applications and have therefore gained considerable
attention in recent years. However, it remains challenging to prepare soft actuators with …