Hydrogen (H2) is one of the next-generation energy sources because it is abundant in
nature and has a high combustion efficiency that produces environmentally benign products …

A rapidly expanding area of research in materials science involves the development of
routes to complex 3D structures with feature sizes in the mesoscopic range (that is, between …

Stimuli-responsive hydrogels have garnered significant attention as a versatile class of soft
actuators. Introducing anisotropic properties, and shape-change programmability to …

Recent realizations of ultrathin freestanding perovskite oxides offer a unique platform to
probe novel properties in two-dimensional oxides. Here, we observe a giant flexoelectric …

Materials with switchable mechanical properties are widespread in living organisms and
endow many species with traits that are essential for their survival. Many of the mechanically …

Kirigami enables versatile shape transformation from two-dimensional (2D) precursors to 3D
architectures with simplified fabrication complexity and unconventional structural …

Shape-shifting of flat materials into the desired 3D configuration is an alternative design
route for fabrication of complex 3D shapes, which provides many benefits such as access to …

Origami structures are of great interest in microelectronics, soft actuators, mechanical
metamaterials, and biomedical devices. Current methods of fabricating origami structures …

We introduce a metamaterial-based self-deployable system with a rotational periodicity. As a
demonstration, we propose an autonomous solar panel array that is programmed to self …

As a newcomer to the family of two-dimensional (2D) material, 2D metals and alloys have
seen rapid development in recent years because of their unique physical and chemical …