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3D‐Printed Dynamic Liquid Crystal Elastomer Composites with Adaptive Reconfiguration Showing Multimodal, Light‐Driven, Strider‐Inspired Locomotion at the Air–Water Interface
26/03/2026 -
Inspired by water striders, we have developed a light‐driven soft robot via 3D‐printing of dynamic liquid crystal elastomer (LCE) composites. By integrating carbon nanotubes as a photothermal...
Broadband Reflective Cholesteric Liquid Crystals for Low‐Blue Circularly Polarized Light Generation in the Visible Region
22/03/2026 -
By simple transformation and initiator‐free photopolymerization, a broadband reflection cholesteric liquid crystal (YMZ‐5) with blue‐selectivity was prepared. This material enables multicolour...
Touch‐Driven Bi‐Chiral Superstructures for Nested Encryption of Multiplexed Optical Information (Adv. Mater. 13/2026)
03/03/2026 -
Touch‐Driven Bi‐Chiral SuperstructuresIn their Research Article (DOI: 10.1002/adma.202513318), Peng Chen, Bing‐Yan Wei, Jianlin Zhao, Yan‐Qing Lu, and co‐workers report a touch‐driven...
High‐Density Topological Defect Array by Two‐Step Interference Photoalignment
19/02/2026 -
High density arrays of topological defects in nematic liquid crystal are realized by two‐step interference photoalignment, with a minimal distance of 1.25 micrometer and disclination lines...
Porous Hybrid Soft Actuators From Liquid Crystal Networks and Lyotropic Chromonic Liquid Crystal Templated Hydrogels
15/02/2026 -
The graphic illustrates the design of a hybrid bilayer composed of a liquid crystal hydrogel (LCH) and a liquid crystal network (LCN). The figure highlights the magnetic alignment of the chromonic...
Maximized Full‐Color Circularly Polarized Luminescence from Metal Clusters
30/12/2025 -
Full‐color CPL with the max glum of −1.68 is achieved from atomically precise metal clusters in the bilayer device, the highest among metal cluster materials. In the device, PMMA integration...
Biocompatible Liquid Crystal Elastomer Optical Fiber Actuator for In Vivo Endoscopic Navigation and Laser Ablation Therapy
05/12/2025 -
Biocompatible liquid crystal elastomer optical fibers achieve a physiological phase transition temperature (37.6 °C) with a waveguide structure, enabling low‐loss light transmission (0.76...
Dual‐Handed Circularly Polarized Luminescence from Polymer Fiber‐Confined and Stabilized Perovskite Nanocrystals in Hydrated Liquid Crystals
05/12/2025 -
A dual‐handed circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) composite is achieved by confining perovskite nanocrystals within polymer nanofibers and integrating them into a chiral cellulose nanocrystal...
Liquid Crystal Elastomers Under Confinement: A Review of Template‐Based Fabrication and Applications
28/11/2025 -
Template‐assisted confinement offers powerful ways to control the alignment, structure, and function of liquid crystal elastomers. This review highlights several templating strategies and details...
Self‐Sustained, Continuous Jumping of a Light‐Driven Electronics‐Free Insect‐Scale Soft Robot
01/12/2025 -
This work presents a 301 mg soft robot capable of continuous, autonomous jumping with energy harvesting, actuation, and control embedded in their physical structure without electronics. Coupling...
Polarized Luminescence in Halide Perovskite Nanomaterials
26/11/2025 -
This review examines polarized luminescence in halide perovskite nanomaterials, dissecting structural engineering strategies for the generation of LPL and chiral CPL. It analyzes chirality transfer...
Stimuli‐Responsive Afterglow from Luminescent Liquid Crystal Elastomers
20/11/2025 -
An active glow luminescent system for encoding, signaling, and tracking in dark environments has been developed by integrating inorganic ultralong afterglow phosphors with adaptive liquid crystal...
Highly Robust and Intrinsic Flame‐Retardant Polyphenylene Benzodiazole/Liquid Crystal Polyarylate Composites for Flexible Triboelectric Nanogenerators in Harsh Environment
19/11/2025 -
Through interface molecular engineering design, intrinsically flame‐retardant and high‐temperature‐resistant triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) based on polyphenylene benzodiazole fabric...
Novel Insights into Solid‐State Batteries Through Phase Modulations: Dielectric Phase and Liquid Crystal Phase
02/11/2025 -
The pursuit of safer, higher‐energy‐density batteries has positioned all‐solid‐state batteries (ASSBs) at the forefront of energy storage researches. Overcoming the ionic conductivity and...
Self‐Adaptive Mechanical Metasurface Enabling Zero‐Power‐Consumption Thermal Management of Electronic Devices
29/10/2025 -
Effective thermal management is essential for ensuring the reliability of electronic devices. In this paper, a zero‐power‐consumption, self‐adaptive mechanical metasurface is implemented to...
Enhancing Thermal Conductivity in Low Dielectric Polybutadiene via a Liquid Crystal Ordering Effect
28/10/2025 -
A liquid crystal molecule is designed and synthesized with triphenyl mesogen and styrene end groups, which can cross‐link in polybutadiene to form a network bearing LC polymers. This polymer with...
Universal Water Transfer Printing Enables Scalable Structural Coloration of Responsive Textile Fibers for Wearable Electronics
25/10/2025 -
Meter‐long core‐multishelled electronic fibers are judiciously fabricated via the integration of water transfer printing and coaxial extrusion, which consist of radially aligned CLC photonic...
Accessing Multi‐Material Liquid Crystal Elastomers Via Digitally Programmable Network Topologies
22/10/2025 -
A digital programming strategy to control the network topology of liquid crystal elastomers is proposed. This approach utilizes sequential orthogonal reactions, namely digital light‐triggered...
