My group is interested in materials that improve their function upon addition of stress. I will speak on novel methodologies for allowing dynamic rearrangement of materials via polymerization and depolymerization events mediated by fluoride and siloxane reactivity. I will also describe our recent efforts to develop mechanically active methods of controlled radical polymerization as a switch to guide the arrangement and patterning of these materials. We will also talk about how these ideas can be used for carbon capture.