Just as the innovation of electronic diodes that allow the current to flow in one direction provides
a foundation for the development of digital technologies, the engineering of surfaces or …

Bubbles have been extensively explored as energy carriers ranging from boiling heat transfer
and targeted cancer diagnosis. Yet, despite notable progress, the kinetic energy inherent …

Extensive efforts have been made to harvest energy from water in the form of raindrops 1 , 2
, 3 , 4 , 5 – 6 , river and ocean waves 7 , 8 , tides 9 and others 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 – …

Electrohydrodynamic and hydroelectric effects at the water–solid interface are of fundamental
importance and also underpin many important applications ranging from the controlled …

Harvesting energy from water, in the form of raindrops, river, and ocean waves, is of considerable
importance and has potential applications in self‐powered electronic devices and large…

In this study, a facile and detailed strategy to fabricate superhydrophobic aluminum surfaces
with controllable adhesion by femtosecond laser ablation is presented. The influences of …

Harnessing ambient renewable mechanical energies for achieving carbon‐neutrality demands
the rational design of materials and architectures which are favorable for both energy …

In the last few decades, there has been a progressive increase in the prevalence of allergic
rhinitis (AR) in China, where it now affects approximately 250 million people. AR prevention …

Hydrogels have emerged as a landmark soft material for a wide range of applications such
as in biomedical devices, soft robotics, artificial electronic skins, and the Internet of Things (IoT…

The past several years have witnessed the rapid development in effectively transforming
randomly distributed water kinetic energy into electrical energy, especially triggered by the …