This special issue highlights how advances in novel micro‐ and nanostructures have driven the rapid development of smart materials with multi‐step responses to various external stimuli under precisely defined conditions. Through the intimate coupling of multi‐scale components, these materials feature built‐in sensing and actuation functions for exciting applications including electro‐optic and optoelectronic devices, energy harvesting and management, and robotics.

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特刊：灵敏且灵敏的微结构和纳米结构材料（高级功能，材料2/2020）

本期专刊着重介绍了新型微结构和纳米结构的发展如何驱动智能材料的快速发展，该智能材料在精确定义的条件下对各种外部刺激具有多步响应。通过多尺度组件的紧密耦合，这些材料具有内置的感应和驱动功能，可用于激动人心的应用，包括电光和光电设备，能量收集和管理以及机器人技术。