In this review, we report on superhydrophobic and superoleophobic properties found in
nature, which are strongly expected to benefit various potential applications. Mimicry of …

Solar steam generator (SSG) systems have attracted increasing attention, owing to its simple
manufacturing, material abundance, cost‐effectiveness, and environmentally friendly …

We demonstrate that superhydrophobic and superoleophobic nanocellulose aerogels,
consisting of fibrillar networks and aggregates with structures at different length scales …

Abstract In powder based Laser-Directed Energy Deposition (L-DED), an incident laser
melts a millimeter scale pool of metal, into which feedstock powder is sprayed. Previous high …

Small objects that are more dense than water may still float at the air-water interface
because of surface tension. Whether this is possible depends not only on the density and …

Interfacial floater possessing an open surface diversifies the functions of current systems in
the field of solar evaporation, micro‐detector, multiphase catalysis, etc. However, most of the …

The mechanics of wet adhesion between a water strider's legs and a water surface was
studied. First, we showed that the nanoscale to microscale hierarchical surface structure on …

Many bio-inspired robots have been developed so far after careful investigation of animals'
locomotion. To successfully apply the locomotion of natural counterparts to robots for …

Elastocapillary phenomena involving elastic deformation of solid structures coupled with
capillary effects of liquid droplets/films can be observed in a diversity of fields, eg, biology …

The classical Wenzel and Cassie models fail to give a physical explanation of such
phenomenon as the macroscopic contact angle actually being equal to the Young's contact …