Efficiently capturing sunlight across the entire spectral range of 300-2500 nm is crucial for solar-thermal applications , including concentrating solar power systems , de-icing , therapy , photothermal catalysis , and solar water evaporation .A recent study published in Matter , conducted by GAO Xianghu ’ s group from the Lanzhou Institute of ...
Chinese researchers recently provided a perspective for commercialization and widespread practical applications of superhydrophobic surfaces .The prospects of superhydrophobic surfaces in the future are discussed . " We anticipate that superhydrophobic surfaces may be widely commercialized and used in practical applications around the year 2035 ...
Biological enzymes exhibit high catalytic activity and selectivity in numerous catalytic reactions , such as non-heme enzymes that carrying out metabolic reactions in organisms .The SUN Wei ’ s group from the Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics , Chinese Academy of Sciences , has been focusing on bioinspired manganese and iron complexes for e...
As the interfacial water layer hinders the formation of interfacial contacts and intermolecular interactions between the adhesive and the substrate , in almost all cases of underwater adhesion , water molecules typically act as a destroyer .An unconventional dehydration mechanism with a conceptually new material design at the physical-chemical c...
Chinese researchers have designed a gas-liquid two-phase flow-based triboelectric nanogenerator ( GL-TENG ) with ultrahigh output power .With a high-power output of 143.6 kilowatts per cubic meter , a 24 - watt commercial lamp can be directly lighted by a continuous-flow GL-TENG device .Through the innovative mechanism of coupling triboelectrifi...
