The aversion of hydrophobic solutes for water drives diverse interactions and assemblies
across materials science, biology, and beyond. Here, we review the theoretical …

Superhydrophobic surfaces have many interesting applications because of their self‐
cleaning, waterproof, anti‐biofouling, anti‐corrosion, and low‐adhesion properties …

Bioinspired elastomeric structural adhesives can provide reversible and controllable
adhesion on dry/wet and synthetic/biological surfaces for a broad range of commercial …

Trap** air at the solid–liquid interface is a promising strategy for reducing frictional drag
and desalting water, although it has thus far remained unachievable without perfluorinated …

Cavitation refers to the formation and collapse of vapor bubbles near solid boundaries in
high-speed flows, such as ship propellers and pumps. During this process, cavitation …

Hydrophobic membranes suffer from wetting and scaling when treating hypersaline brine
using membrane distillation (MD). Thus omniphobic membranes with re-entrant surfaces …

Despite the remarkable evolutionary success of insects at colonizing every conceivable
terrestrial and aquatic habitat, only five Halobates (Heteroptera: Gerridae) species …

Liquid marbles refer to droplets that are covered with a layer of non-wetting particles. They
are observed in nature and have practical significance. These squishy objects bounce …

Superomniphobic surfaces, which repel droplets of polar and apolar liquids, are used for
reducing frictional drag, packaging electronics and foods, and separation processes, among …

Hypothesis Direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD) processes exploit water-repellant
membranes to desalt warm seawaters by allowing only water vapor to transport across …