The emergence of plastic electronics satisfies the increasing demand for flexible electronics.
However, it has caused severe ecological problems. Flexible electronics based on natural …

Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) are renowned for their large, reversible, and anisotropic
shape change in response to various external stimuli due to their lightly cross‐linked …

Stimulus-responsive shape-shifting polymers,–have shown unique promise in emerging
applications, including soft robotics,,–, medical devices, aerospace structures and flexible …

Endowing a cholesteric liquid crystal elastomer (CLCE) exhibiting a helicoidal nanostructure
with dynamically tailorable functionalities is of paramount significance for its emerging …

Mechanically responsive textiles have transformative potential in many areas from fashion to
healthcare. Cholesteric liquid crystal elastomers have strong mechanochromic responses …

Developing bioinspired camouflage materials that can adaptively change color in the visible
and infrared (IR) regions is an intriguing but challenging task. Herein, we report an emerging …

Self-assembled architectures of soft matter have fascinated scientists for centuries due to
their unique physical properties originated from controllable orientational and/or positional …

Polymer-based responsive structural color materials are polymers with ordered
microstructures that can change colors. They offer unique advantages and present a novel …

Nations, industries, and aspects of everyday life have undergone forgery and counterfeiting
ever since the emergence of commercialization. Securing documents and products with …

Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs), owing to their intrinsic anisotropic property and capability
of generating programmable complex morphologies under heat, have been widely used for …