Shape memory polymers (SMPs) are one of the primary directions in the development of
modern high‐tech new materials, which are integrated with sensing, actuation, information …

In recent decades, origami has been explored to aid in the design of engineering structures.
These structures span multiple scales and have been demonstrated to be used toward …

Active origami capable of precise deployment control, enabling on-demand modulation of its
properties, is highly desirable in multi-scenario and multi-task applications. While 4D …

Solar steam generation has become one of the most promising strategies to relieve the
freshwater crisis. Whereas, the construction of a solar‐thermal water evaporation structure …

Polyzwitterionic hydrogel is an emerging material for solar‐driven water evaporation in
saline environment due to its special anti‐polyelectrolyte effect, which is a promising …

Solar-driven seawater desalination has attracted much attention for alleviating global
freshwater shortage, but the practical application is often limited by complicated fabrication …

Catalytic conversion of waste plastics into semiconductive metal–organic framework (MOF)
kills two birds with one stone, since it not merely offers promising possibility to realize …

Over the past few decades, flexible sensors have been developed from the “electronic” level
to the “iontronic” level, and gradually to the “ionic” level. Ionic flexible sensors (IFS) are one …

The potential utility of seawater desalination technologies (such as thermal distillation,
membrane desalination, and solar steam generation) has been recognized with the growing …

Solar‐driven interfacial evaporation is recognized as a sustainable and effective strategy for
desalination to mitigate the freshwater scarcity issue. Nevertheless, the challenges of oil …