Food waste is a serious problem in our modern era, causing economic loss and
exacerbating issues like hunger, environmental pollution, and water shortage. Residual food …

Nature has proven to be a valuable resource in inspiring the development of novel
technologies. The field of biomimetics emerged centuries ago as scientists sought to …

On account of their wide range of applications in self-cleaning, anti-icing, frost suppression,
etc., superhydrophobic surfaces have attracted considerate attention. However, most of the …

Hypothesis Ice adhesion to rigid materials is reduced with low energy surfaces of high
receding contact angles. However, their adhesion strength values are above the threshold …

Transparent protective coatings capable of preventing fog and dust accumulation have
broad application prospect in photovoltaic systems, optical devices and consumer …

Radiant cooling, as an energy-saving, thermal comfort-enhancing, and noise-free air
conditioning technology, has garnered increasing attention in recent years. But the risk of …

In this work, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and 4-aminobenzoic acid (4ABA) modified PVC and
titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanocomposites were prepared by solution blending method. TiO2 …

We report a simple method, using combustion of asphalt, to fabricate superhydrophobic
surface that can change its wetting state from Cassie-Baxter state to Wenzel state. Although …

Radiant cooling is a promising thermal control technology for built environment.
Unfortunately, condensation limits the potential of radiant cooling. Recently, numerous …

This paper uses a new method combining nanosecond laser processing technology and sol-
gel to design and manufacture mechanically robust micro-nano structure and modified SiO …