In recent years, there has been rising interest in additively manufactured shape memory
polymers (SMPs) and their multi-functional composites. Four-dimensional (4D) printing is an …

With the development of advanced biomedical theragnosis and bioengineering tools, smart
and soft responsive microstructures and nanostructures have emerged. These structures …

Stimuli-responsive geometric transformations endow metamaterials with dynamic properties
and functionalities. However, using existing transformation mechanisms to program a single …

The ability to significantly change the mechanical and wave propagation properties of a
structure without rebuilding it is currently one of the main challenges in the field of …

Ideally, many materials should have a “knob” that allows for changing its properties at will,
including the possibility to flip the sign of its behavior. This “knob” could be used to …

Diverse natural organisms possess stimulus-responsive structures to adapt to the
surrounding environment. Inspired by nature, researchers have developed various smart …

Mechanical and morphological design parameters, such as stiffness or porosity, play
important roles in creating orthopedic implants and bone substitutes. However, we have only …

Dense and efficient circuits with component sizes approaching the physical limit is the
hallmark of high performance integration. Ultimately, these features and their pursuit …

Micron-and submicron-scale 3D structure realization nowadays is possible due to the two-
photon photopolymerization (TPP) direct laser writing photolithography (DLW …

Stepper motors and actuators are among the main constituents of control motion devices.
They are complex multibody systems with rather large overall volume due to their …