Hydrogen-bonded liquid crystalline polymers have emerged as promising “smart”
supramolecular functional materials with stimuli-responsive, self-healing, and recyclable …

Precise control over molecular movement is of fundamental and practical importance in
physics, biology, and chemistry. At nanoscale, the peculiar functioning principles and the …

Photodeformable liquid crystal polymers (LCPs) that adapt their shapes in response to light
have aroused a dramatic growth of interest in the past decades, since light as a stimulus …

Abstract Machines are systems that harness input power to extend or advance function.
Fundamentally, machines are based on the integration of materials with mechanisms to …

The manipulation of small amounts of liquids has applications ranging from biomedical
devices to liquid transfer. Direct light-driven manipulation of liquids, especially when …

Light-driven phenomena both in living systems and nonliving materials have enabled truly
fascinating and incredible dynamic architectures with terrific forms and functions. Recently …

Liquid crystals are the basis of a pervasive technology of the modern era. Yet, as the display
market becomes commoditized, researchers in industry, government and academia are …

For decades, roboticists have focused their efforts on rigid systems that enable
programmable, automated action, and sophisticated control with maximal movement …

The iris, found in many animal species, is a biological tissue that can change the aperture
(pupil) size to regulate light transmission into the eye in response to varying illumination …

Planar optical elements that can manipulate the multidimensional physical parameters of
light efficiently and compactly are highly sought after in modern optics and nanophotonics. In …