Smart surfaces, distinguished by their dynamic responses to environmental changes, may
enhance the functionality, interactivity, and efficiency of materials and devices. Liquid crystal …

We consider the 'anti-Hertz'elastic problem of inverse indentation, which happens when the
surface of an elastic material is pressed down with a plate with a round hole to form a bulge …

Multimaterial 3-D printing (3DP) of isotropic (IsoE) and liquid crystalline elastomers (LCE)
yields spatially programmed elements that undergo a cuboidal shape transformation upon …

Light-driven monodomain liquid crystal elastomers (mLCEs) have the advantages of remote
operation and local control, but the response time will increase rapidly with the increase of …

Abstract Liquid Crystalline Elastomers (LCEs) are thermosets that belong to the family of
“smart plastics”. They combine the softness and elasticity of elastomers, with the …

Refreshable Braille display systems offer dynamic tactile approaches for the blind to obtain
text information. However, existing refreshable Braille display systems using soft‐actuator …

Liquid crystalline elastomers (LCEs) are soft materials capable of undergoing large,
anisotropic deformations in response to stimulus. The compelling stimulus-response of …