The peeling apart of layered materials is common in nature and has been used by humans
in myriad applications since prehistoric times. Over the past century, a wide range of peel …

Magnetically responsive soft materials are soft composites where magnetic fillers are
embedded into soft polymeric matrices. These active materials have attracted extensive …

Directional water self‐transport plays a crucial role in diverse applications such as
biosensing and water harvesting. Despite extensive progress, current strategies for …

Slippery lubricant-infused porous (SLIPS) and superhydrophobic surfaces have emerged as
promising interfacial materials for various applications such as self-cleaning, anti-icing, and …

Developing an effective and sustainable method for separating and purifying oily
wastewater is a significant challenge. Conventional separation membrane and sponge …

Chemistry and topography are the two distinct available tools for customizing different bio-
inspired liquid wettability including superhydrophobicity, superamphiphobicity, underwater …

In nature, stiffness‐changing behavior is essential for living organisms, which, however, is
challenging to achieve in synthetic materials. Here, a stiffness‐changing smart material …

Due to inspiration from the Nepenthes pitcher plant, a frontier of devices has emerged with
unmatched capabilities. Liquid-infused surfaces (LISs), particularly known for their liquid …

Liquid-infused surfaces (or lubricant-infused surfaces)(LIS) are a new class of functional
materials introduced in 2011. Their exceptional properties have earned them a place at the …

Natural creatures use their surface structures to control directional liquid dynamics for
survival. Learning from nature, artificial superwetting materials have triggered technological …