Yichao Tang

TL;DR: Programmable kirigami metamaterials with controllable local tilting orientations on demand through prescribed notches are constructed through a new approach of kiri-kirgami, and their actuation of pore opening via both mechanical stretching and temperature is discussed.

TL;DR: This study establishes a new generic design paradigm of next-generation high-performance soft robots that are applicable for multifunctionality, different actuation methods, and materials at multiscales.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors studied the mechanical response of a recently developed new class of mechanical metamaterials based on the paper art of cutting, kirigami, and explored the geometrical and structural design of representative cut units, via combined line cut, cut-out, and hierarchy of the structure, for achieving both extreme stretchability and/or compressibility in kIRigami metammaterials through experiments, alongside geometrically modeling and finite element simulations.

TL;DR: By engineering the local hinge shapes and global hierarchical structure, cut-based reconfigurable metamaterials with largely enhanced strength are realized.

TL;DR: In this article, a kirigami-inspired elastomer containing plasmonic vanadium dioxide (VO2) nanoparticles was developed for adaptive, broadband, and highly efficient solar modulation for energy-efficient smart windows.