Shape transformation offers the possibility of realizing devices whose 3D shape can be
altered to adapt to different environments. Many applications would profit from reversible …

Transformations in shape are critical to actuation in engineered metamaterials. Existing
engineering metamaterials are typically limited to a small number of shape transformations …

Reconfigurable devices, whose shape can be drastically altered, are central to expandable
shelters, deployable space structures, reversible encapsulation systems and medical tools …

Recent advancements in reprogrammable metamaterials have enabled the development of
intelligent matters with variable special properties in situ. These metamaterials employ intra …

Active mechanical metamaterials with customizable structures and deformations, active
reversible deformation, dynamically controllable shape-locking performance and …

Shape-morphing capabilities are crucial for enabling multifunctionality in both biological and
artificial systems. Various strategies for shape morphing have been proposed for …

Mechanical metamaterials are of tremendous research interest due to their unconventional
properties that arise from unit microstructure. Shape‐reconfiguration is an effective method …

Structural instability, once a catastrophic phenomenon to be avoided in engineering
applications, is being harnessed to improve functionality of structures and materials, and has …

Origami-inspired metamorphous structures can adjust their shapes and mechanical
behaviors according to operational requirements. However, they are typically composed of …

Research in mechanical metamaterials has achieved extreme, unprecedented properties by
exploiting inhomogeneity in the form of periodic structures, enabled by advances in digital …