Xiao Yang

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors provide an up-to-date account on the recent developments in advanced functional PNIPAM-based smart hydrogels and their emerging technological applications in the fields of smart actuators, photonic crystals, smart windows and novel biomedical applications.

TL;DR: NIR light-driven shape morphing of the MXene-containing anisotropic hydrogel into various shapes is demonstrated and a four-arm soft gripper is devised that can perform distinct photomechanical functions such as grasping, lifting/lowering down and releasing an object upon sequential NIR light exposure.

TL;DR: This work demonstrates an efficient post-synthetic strategy for development of new COF-polymer composites with intriguing properties by synthesizing and serving as host materials for ionic conduction of DBC-2P.

TL;DR: A general strategy to integrate electrically conductive liquid metals (LMs) and shape-morphing liquid crystal networks (LCNs) towards multifunctional and programmable soft robotics is reported, which could open up a new technological arena for advanced multifunctionsal soft materials.

TL;DR: In this paper , a bioinspired phototropic MXene-reinforced soft tubular actuator is reported that exhibits omnidirectional self-orienting ability and is capable of quickly sensing, continuously tracking, and adaptively interacting with incident light in all zenithal and azimuthal angles of 3D space.