Nanocellulose is currently in the limelight of extensive research from fundamental science to
technological applications owing to its renewable and carbon‐neutral nature, superior …

Advances in wearable epidermal sensors have revolutionized the way that physiological
signals are captured and measured for health monitoring. One major challenge is to convert …

Hydrogels play an important role in the field of biomedical research and diagnostic
medicine. They are emerging as a powerful tool in the context of bioanalytical assays and …

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 …

Over millions of years, animals and plants have evolved complex molecules and structures
that endow them with vibrant colors. Among the sources of natural coloration, structural color …

The use of stimuli-responsive polymers in sensing technologies and for actuation has
garnered tremendous interest over the past few decades. This is mainly due to the myriad …

Liquid-crystal elastomer (LCE) materials, which have been developed and investigated for 4
decades, still lack real industrial applications. The fundamental obstacle is the modest force …

Photonic crystals (PhCs) display photonic stop bands (PSBs) and at the edges of these
PSBs transport light with reduced velocity, enabling the PhCs to confine and manipulate …

Fast pH-stimuli-responsive hydrogels have high practical value in multiple fields, including
actuators, sensors, and separations. However, with existing hydrogels, it is very difficult to …

In nature, many biological organisms have developed the exceptional antifreezing ability to
survive in extremely cold environments. Inspired by the freeze resistance of these …