Liquid-repellent surfaces, such as superhydrophobic surfaces, superoleophobic surfaces,
and slippery liquid-infused surfaces, have drawn keen research interest from the …

Harvesting water from air in sorption‐based devices is a promising solution to decentralized
water production, aiming for providing potable water anywhere, anytime. This technology …

Transparent superhydrophobic coatings are highly desirable in outdoor optoelectronic
devices for their anti-wetting, self-cleaning, and anti-icing abilities. Superhydrophobicity …

Durable hydrophobic materials have attracted considerable interest in the last century.
Currently, the most popular strategy to achieve hydrophobic coating durability is through the …

Liquid–vapour phase change is a useful and efficient process to transfer energy in nature,
as well as in numerous domestic and industrial applications. Relatively recent advances in …

Controlling dropwise condensation is fundamental to water-harvesting systems,,,
desalination, thermal power generation,,,,, air conditioning, distillation towers, and numerous …

Dropwise condensation (DWC) is a heterogeneous phase-change process where vapor
changes to liquid in the form of discrete drops on an unwetted surface. The heat transfer …

Improving heat exchanger thermal-hydraulic efficiency is of utmost importance for energy
conversion and can be carried out through various techniques which are divided into active …

Vapor condensation plays a key role in a wide range of industrial applications including
power generation, thermal management, water harvesting and desalination. Fast droplet …

Droplet nucleation and condensation are ubiquitous phenomena in nature and industry.
Over the past century, research has shown dropwise condensation heat transfer on …