Harnessing solar‐driven photothermal effect toward the water–energy nexus

C Zhang, HQ Liang, ZK Xu, Z Wang - Advanced Science, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Producing affordable freshwater has been considered as a great societal challenge, and
most conventional desalination technologies are usually accompanied with large energy …

Dryland mechanisms could widely control ecosystem functioning in a drier and warmer world

JM Grünzweig, HJ De Boeck, A Rey… - Nature ecology & …, 2022 - nature.com
Responses of terrestrial ecosystems to climate change have been explored in many regions
worldwide. While continued drying and warming may alter process rates and deteriorate the …

Hybrid hydrogel with high water vapor harvesting capacity for deployable solar-driven atmospheric water generator

R Li, Y Shi, M Alsaedi, M Wu, L Shi… - Environmental science & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The Earth's atmosphere holds approximately 12 900 billion tons of fresh water distributed all
over the world with fast replenishment. Atmospheric water harvesting is emerging as a …

The value of wet leaves

TE Dawson, GR Goldsmith - New Phytologist, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Contents Summary 1156 I. Introduction 1156 II. How often are leaves wet? 1157 III. The
costs of leaf wetting 1157 IV. The real and potential benefits of leaf wetting 1161 V. Wet …

Harvesting water from air: using anhydrous salt with sunlight

R Li, Y Shi, L Shi, M Alsaedi… - Environmental science & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Atmospheric water is an abundant alternative water resource, equivalent to 6 times the water
in all rivers on Earth. This work screens 14 common anhydrous and hydrated salt couples in …

Effects of drought manipulation on soil nitrogen cycling: A meta‐analysis

PM Homyak, SD Allison, TE Huxman… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Many regions on Earth are expected to become drier with climate change, which may impact
nitrogen (N) cycling rates and availability. We used a meta‐analytical approach on the …

A super hygroscopic hydrogel for harnessing ambient humidity for energy conservation and harvesting

DK Nandakumar, SK Ravi, Y Zhang, N Guo… - Energy & …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Atmospheric humidity, an abundant source of water, is widely considered as a redundant
resource demanding expense of energy to maintain it under comfortable levels for human …

Air-cooled adsorption-based device for harvesting water from island air

W Wang, S **e, Q Pan, Y Dai, R Wang, T Ge - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2021 - Elsevier
Adsorption-based, atmospheric water harvesting is a promising method for addressing water
scarcity, which is a common issue in island areas, which often contain a large amount of …

[HTML][HTML] The grassland carbon cycle: Mechanisms, responses to global changes, and potential contribution to carbon neutrality

L Liu, EJ Sayer, M Deng, P Li, W Liu, X Wang… - Fundamental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Grassland is one of the largest terrestrial biomes, providing critical ecosystem services such
as food production, biodiversity conservation, and climate change mitigation. Global climate …

Synergies between urban heat island and heat waves in Seoul: The role of wind speed and land use characteristics

J Ngarambe, J Nganyiyimana, I Kim, M Santamouris… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
The effects of heat waves (HW) are more pronounced in urban areas than in rural areas due
to the additive effect of the urban heat island (UHI) phenomenon. However, the synergies …