Actuators that can convert environmental stimuli into mechanical work are widely used in
intelligent systems, robots, and micromechanics. To produce robust and sensitive actuators …

Photoresponsive soft actuators with photomechanical energy conversion and flexibility have
attracted significant interest in recent years owing to their unique merits of flexibility …

Solar steam generation provides a renewable and environmentally friendly approach to
solve the water shortage issue. The pursuit of efficient, stable, and cheap photothermal …

Ensuring high quality of water is an urgent challenge for today's research. In spite of the
enormous progress achieved in the area, the quest for all-in-one systems able to adsorb …

Stimuli-responsive materials offer a large variety of possibilities in fabrication of solid-state
devices. Phase change materials (PCMs) undergo rapid and drastic changes of their optical …

The pursuit of more efficient and safer treatments is a major challenge in preclinical
nanoparticle-mediated magnetic hyperthermia research. Herein, Mn 0.5 Zn 0.5 Fe 2 O …

Recently, the optical field driving mechanism is emerging in the manipulation of small‐scale
soft robots due to its remote, wireless, and selective control capabilities. Among the light …

Using abundant solar energy to generate steam offers unique solution overcoming the lack
of freshwater resources. Despite extensive explorations, low-cost devices with high …

Bimorph actuators hold great promise for developing soft robots. However, poor interlayer
adhesion between different materials always threatens their stability for long-term usage. In …

Heterogeneous catalytic systems based on the use of stimuli-responsive materials can be
switched from an “on” active state to an “off” inactive state, which contributes to endowing the …