Liquid crystalline elastomers (LCEs) are crosslinked polymer networks that combine the
elastic properties of rubber with the anisotropic properties of liquid crystals. Multifunctionality …

In recent decades, origami has been explored to aid in the design of engineering structures.
These structures span multiple scales and have been demonstrated to be used toward …

Energy‐efficient building materials are eye‐catching for reducing indoor energy
consumption via eliminating electromagnetic interference and pollution, controlling the …

Liquid crystal is a state of matter being intermediate between solid and liquid. Liquid crystal
materials exhibit both orientational order and fluidity. While liquid crystals have long been …

Architectural windows that smartly regulate indoor solar radiation by changing their optical
transmittance in response to thermostimuli are developed as a promising solution toward …

Constitutive Equations for Polymer Melts and Solutions presents a description of important
constitutive equations for stress and birefringence in polymer melts, as well as in dilute and …

Responsive optical nanomaterials that can sense and translate various external stimuli into
optical signals, in the forms of observable changes in appearance and variations in spectral …

Liposomes have several advantages, such as the ability to be employed as a carrier/vehicle
for a variety of drug molecules and at the same time they are safe and biodegradable. In the …

Recent years have witnessed a rapid development in the field of structural coloration, colors
generated from the interaction of nanostructures with light. Compared to conventional color …

An introductory review of the central ideas in the modern theory of dynamic critical
phenomena is followed by a more detailed account of recent developments in the field. The …