Abstract: Soft actuators with self-driven deformation and environmental sensing capabilities are crucial for robotic exploration of complex, unknown spaces and for handling fragile objects.

Abstract: liquid crystal (LC) technology is a promising hardware solution for realizing extremely large reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) due to its advantages in cost-effectiveness, ...

Erasable electric fields written by laser light onto crystal surfaces can trap, align, and release living cells without electrodes or physical contact. (Nanowerk Spotlight) All human cells possess ...

Imagine a "smart fluid" whose internal structure can be rearranged just by changing temperature. In a new study published in Matter, researchers report a way to overcome a long-standing limitation in ...