Water-responsive (WR) materials, due to their controllable mechanical response to humidity
without energy actuation, have attracted lots of attention to the development of smart …

As a soft/wet intelligent material, hydrogel actuators with multiple stimuli-responsiveness
have been widely developed. However, it is still greatly difficult for them to integrate …

During the last years, great progress was made in material science in terms of concept,
design and fabrication of new composite materials with conferred properties and desired …

Intelligent actuating materials have drawn enormous attention because of their potential
applications in soft robots, smart sensors, bionics, etc. Aiming to integrate light, thermal, and …

Water constitutes a huge circulation network in solid, liquid and gaseous forms that contains
inestimable recyclable energy. Obtaining energy from gaseous moisture is challenging but …

Reducing the weight and profile of machinery and robotics is currently a prime challenge for
materials scientists and engineers alike. Solving this challenge could lead to an …

Soft robots, intelligent structures built up of smart soft materials, are capable of being
programmed to perform delicate work. Recently, plenty of biomimetic soft robots with …

A single stimulus of the intelligent actuator cannot cope with the complex environment, and
the intelligent actuator with the synergistic effect of multiple stimuli will be better applied to …

The emergence of millimeter-scale soft actuators has significantly expanded the potential
applications in areas such as search and rescue, drug delivery, and human assistance, due …

Materials commonly experience physical damage during regular usage, and the
implementation of self-healing materials can effectively repair this damage, thereby …