Professors Alshakim Nelson and Stephen Craig write the "Stimuli-responsive materials" section for the 2023 Soft Matter Roadmap. 'Stimuli-responsive' refers to materials that undergo a meaningful change in properties (the response) when subjected to a change in external environment (the stimulus). They discuss how various forms of energy and the introduction or removal of matter can in be coupled to an ever-increasing range of responses.
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