Multistable mechanical metamaterials are a type of mechanical metamaterials with special
features, such as reusability, energy storage and absorption capabilities, rapid deformation …

In the early twenty-first century, extensive research has been conducted on geckos' ability to
climb vertical walls with the advancement of microscopy technology. Unprecedented studies …

Diverse natural organisms possess stimulus-responsive structures to adapt to the
surrounding environment. Inspired by nature, researchers have developed various smart …

Snap‐through instability has been widely leveraged in metamaterials to attain non‐
monotonic responses for a specific subset of applications where conventional monotonic …

Mechanical metamaterials with multistable unit cells featured by negative stiffness or quasi-
zero stiffness is attracting increasing attention owing to their unique mechanical properties …

Mechanical bistable structures have two stable equilibria and can transit between them
under external stimuli. Due to their unique behaviors such as snap-through and substantial …

Snap-through, a rapid transition of a system from an equilibrium state to a nonadjacent
equilibrium state, is a valuable design element of soft devices for converting a monolithic …

Switchable adhesive is essential to develop transfer printing, which is an advanced
heterogeneous material integration technique for developing electronic systems. Designing …

Deployable tubular structures, designed for functional expansion, serve a wide range of
applications, from flexible pipes to stiff structural elements. These structures, which transform …

Natural fibrillar adhesives, widely recognized for their strong and reversible adhesion, have
inspired the development of numerous synthetic adhesive systems applied in diverse fields …