Omnidirectional color wavelength tuning method unlocks new possibilities for smart photonics

https://phys.org/news/2024-05-omnidirectional-wavelength-tuning-method-possibilities.html

"precise broadband range tuning towards longer and shorter wavelengths of structural colors of chiral liquid crystal elastomers (CLCEs) controlling areal expanding and contractive strain of  reconfigurable chiral liquid crystal elastomers in conjunction with dielectric elastomer actuators... high optical quality, ease of fabrication, scalability... enables pitch-expanding/-shortening deformation of CLCEs... tunable camouflage, optical sensing, electronic skin, more advanced and higher functional photonic devices"