Thermal energy harvesting technologies based on composite phase change materials
(PCMs) are capable of harvesting tremendous amounts of thermal energy via isothermal …

Silica aerogels are futuristic materials. However, the real-world applications of these
materials are limited owing to their fragility. A variety of composite materials have been …

Multifunctionalization is the future development direction for microwave absorbing materials,
but has not yet been explored. The effective integration of multiple functions into one …

To reduce energy losses due to the insufficient thermal insulation is one of the current “hot”
topics. Various commercial porous materials are used with the best conductivity around 0.03 …

A method was developed to fabricate light, water-insoluble silk fibroin nanofibrous aerogels
(SNFAs) through solvent welding of lyophilized silk nanofibrous 3D networks at the junction …

The ambition of human beings to create a comfortable environment for work and life in a
sustainable way has triggered a great need for advanced thermal insulation materials in …

Herein, the potential of directional freeze‐casting techniques as a very generic, green, and
straightforward approach for the processing of various functional porous materials is …

Conventional silica-based aerogels are among the most promising materials considering
their special properties, such as extremely low thermal conductivity (~ 15 mW/mK) and low …

Nanofibrous aerogels have been extensively developed as multifunctional substrates in a
wide range of fields. Natural silk nanofibrils (SNFs) are an appealing biopolymer due to their …

Silica aerogels have piqued the interest of researchers because of their distinct nanoporous
networks, composed of interconnected silica nanoparticles and high-volume nanosized …