1. Curvature in nematic elastica responding to light and heat by M. Warner, C. D. Modes, and D. Corbett Proceedings A Volume 466(2122):2975-2989 October 8, 2010 ©2010 by The Royal Society

2. (a) A nematic glass photo-cantilever before and 0.04, 0.2 and 0.5 s after illumination with UV light (van Oosten et al. 2007). M. Warner et al. Proc. R. Soc. A 2010;466:2975-2989 ©2010 by The Royal Society

3. A cantilever of thickness 2h (a) before and (b) after imposed or spontaneous distortion into a saddle shape, that is, with curvatures in two directions of opposite sign. M. Warner et al. Proc. R. Soc. A 2010;466:2975-2989 ©2010 by The Royal Society

4. (a) Splay–bend director conformation with varying in the yz-plane on traversing the cantilever. M. Warner et al. Proc. R. Soc. A 2010;466:2975-2989 ©2010 by The Royal Society

5. Thermal bending of splay–bend cantilevers, both clamped and free-standing. M. Warner et al. Proc. R. Soc. A 2010;466:2975-2989 ©2010 by The Royal Society