Gold nanorods (NRs), pseudo-one-dimensional rod-shaped nanoparticles (NPs), have
become one of the burgeoning materials in the recent years due to their anisotropic shape …

Programmable mechanically active materials (MAMs) are defined as materials that can
sense and transduce external stimuli into mechanical outputs or conversely that can detect …

The combination of DNA nanotechnology and Nano Gold (NG) plasmon has opened
exciting possibilities for a new generation of functional plasmonic systems that exhibit …

Gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) have become one of the building blocks for superior assembly
and device fabrication due to the intrinsic, tunable physical properties of nanoparticles. With …

There are numerous examples of living creatures taking advantage of various responsive
mechanisms to adapt to their environment. For example, chameleons change their skin color …