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Zengfeng Di is a materials scientist and nanotechnology researcher whose work sits at the dynamic intersection of two-dimensional materials, nanomembranes, and small-scale robotics. Di has made significant contributions to understanding and engineering three-dimensional tubular structures derived from 2D materials, exploring how geometric transformation into tubular forms unlocks unprecedented advantages across materials science, physics, and engineering applications. A central theme of Di's research involves inorganic stimuli-responsive nanomembranes — ultrathin structures capable of shape-morphing in response to external triggers — which serve as building blocks for miniaturized actuators and robotic systems operating at the micro- and nanoscale. His 2019 and 2020 work on these nanomembranes, collectively drawing over a dozen citations, helped establish fabrication pathways using planar semiconductor integration processes to produce reconfigurable nanoscale devices. More recently, Di's 2025 research on terrestrial locomotion of microscopic robots demonstrated how nonreciprocal shape morphing in 3D nanomembranes can enable controllable movement on land — a critical advance for applications in photonics and biomedicine. With a growing citation record and contributions spanning fundamental materials challenges to cutting-edge micro-robotics, Di represents an exciting voice in next-generation functional nanomaterial systems.