Stimuli‐responsive colors are a unique characteristic of certain animals, evolved as either a
method to hide from enemies and prey or to communicate their presence to rivals or mates …

This review summarizes progress toward programming two-dimensional (2D) polymer
sheets which respond to a variety of external stimuli to form three-dimensional (3D) shapes …

Materials that adapt dynamically to environmental changes are currently limited to two-state
switching of single properties, and only a small number of strategies that may lead to …

Light-responsive, spiropyran-functionalized hydrogels have been used to create reversibly
photoactuated structures for applications ranging from microfluidics to nonlinear optics …

In this review, we survey recent literature (2009–2013) on hydrogels that are mechanically
tough and adhesive. The impact of published work and trends in the field are examined. We …

Although the technological and scientific importance of functional polymers has been well
established over the last few decades, the most recent focus that has attracted much …

Soft materials undergoing shape transformations in response to changes in ambient
environment have potential applications in tissue engineering, robotics and biosensing …

Hydrogels possess magnificent properties which may be harnessed for novel applications.
However, this is not achievable if the mechanical behaviors of hydrogels are not well …

A soft microrobot composed of a microgel and driven by the light-controlled nonequilibrium
dynamics of volume changes is presented. The photothermal response of the microgel …

Soft and hard materials at interfaces exhibit mismatched behaviors, such as mismatched
chemical or biochemical reactivity, mechanical response, and environmental adaptability …