Atmospheric water harvesting (AWH) technology is an emerging sustainable development
strategy to deal with global water scarcity. To better understand the current state of AWH …

As a fundamental feature of solid surfaces, wettability is playing an increasingly important
role in our daily life. Benefitting from the inspiration of biological paradigms and the …

Superhydrophobic nanostructured surfaces can enhance water condensation efficiency by
facilitating droplet departure via coalescence-induced jum**. However, condensed …

Biological creatures with unique surface wettability have long served as a source of
inspiration for scientists and engineers. More specifically, certain beetle species in the …

Corrosion of heat-source towers can cause severe problems of environmental pollution and
energy waste; however, only few studies have focused on this problem. To remedy this …

A new experimental apparatus for the investigation of dropwise condensation from humid air
flowing over a vertical aluminum surface at controlled velocity is presented. Differently from …

Nature offers unique examples that help humans produce artificial systems which mimic
specific functions of living organisms and provide solutions to complex technical problems of …

Wetting of a sessile droplet on structured or patterned surface can be found in a broad range
of applications. The researchers have been promoted to keep working on the topic. The …

Ultrathin polymer films (thinner than∼ 100 nm) undergo spontaneous rupture on a non-
wetting surface with the appearance of random holes due to interfacial van der Waal's …

We developed hybrid organic–inorganic sol–gel silica coatings with good durability in harsh
environment (high temperatures, high vapor velocities) and with slightly hydrophobic …