Electromagnetic (EM)‐Driven Functional Materials

Electromagnetic (EM) fields have been used in technologies such as communication, imaging, and energy transfer. In recent years, there has been growing interest in exploiting EM fields for the actuation of functional materials, enabling applications in soft robotics, biomedical devices, active metamaterials, and shape-morphing systems. These materials are often composites that incorporate EM-responsive components, granting them a remarkable versatility in responsiveness. Specifically, EM fields can induce actuation through static magnetic force and torque, Lorentz forces, or thermal effects via eddy currents and magnetic hysteresis losses. In addition, EM fields can be harnessed for sensing, wireless…

• NS
  National Science Foundation

  Award: CAREER‐2145601
• AF
  Air Force Office of Scientific Research

  Award: YIP FA9550‐23‐1‐0262