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Hierarchically arranged helical fibre actuators driven by solvents and vapours

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Hierarchically buckled sheath-core fibers for superelastic electronics, sensors, and muscles

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The role of mechanics in biological and bio-inspired systems

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Biologically Inspired, Sophisticated Motions from Helically Assembled, Conducting Fibers

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Flexible and Stretchable Lithium-Ion Batteries and Supercapacitors Based on Electrically Conducting Carbon Nanotube Fiber Springs

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Conversion of light into macroscopic helical motion

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Artificial Muscles from Fishing Line and Sewing Thread

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Liquid Infiltration into Carbon Nanotube Fibers: Effect on Structure and Electrical Properties

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Overtwisted, Resolvable Carbon Nanotube Yarn Entanglement as Strain Sensors and Rotational Actuators

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25th Anniversary Article: A Soft Future: From Robots and Sensor Skin to Energy Harvesters

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A Novel Electromechanical Actuation Mechanism of a Carbon Nanotube Fiber

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Unusual Reversible Photomechanical Actuation in Polymer/Nanotube Composites

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Speeding Up Artificial Muscles

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Molecular, Supramolecular, and Macromolecular Motors and Artificial Muscles

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Fiber-Directed Conjugated-Polymer Torsional Actuator: Nonlinear Elasticity Modeling and Experimental Validation

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