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Abstract: Inspired by natural organisms, soft robots have showcased remarkable performance across various functions. However, creating multifunctional soft robotic systems typically increases ...

Atomically thin semiconductors such as tungsten disulfide (WS 2) are promising materials for future photonic technologies. Despite being only a single layer of atoms thick, they host tightly bound ...

A newly developed hybrid photonic platform couples a tungsten disulfide monolayer to Mie void resonators—subwavelength air cavities carved into a high-index bismuth telluride substrate. Atomically ...

Robotic systems operating in unstructured environments require the ability to switch between compliant and rigid states to perform diverse tasks such as adaptive grasping, high-force manipulation, ...