Materials with ultrahigh or low thermal conductivity are desirable for many technological
applications, such as thermal management of electronic and photonic devices, heat …

The demand for sophisticated tools and approaches in heat management and control has
triggered the fast development of fields that include conductive thermal metamaterials …

Advances in wearable epidermal sensors have revolutionized the way that physiological
signals are captured and measured for health monitoring. One major challenge is to convert …

The design of composite phase change materials (PCMs) for thermal energy storage has
attracted increasing attention owing to their high latent heat storage capability, enhanced …

Covalent-organic frameworks (COFs) are a highly promising class of materials that can
provide an excellent platform for thermal management applications. In this Perspective, we …

Willis coupling generically stems from bianisotropy or chirality in wave systems.
Nevertheless, those schemes are naturally unavailable in diffusion systems described by a …

Polymeric thermal switches that can reversibly tune and significantly enhance their thermal
conductivities are desirable for diverse applications in electronics, aerospace, automotives …

Effective control of heat transfer is vital for energy saving and carbon emission reduction. In
contrast to achievements in electrical conduction, active control of heat transfer is much …

Phase transition materials can be utilized in a variety of functionalization scenarios,
benefiting from the photoinduced changes in their physicochemical properties. Among them …

Conventional thermophysical latent heat storage based on solid-liquid phase change
materials (PCMs) has been suffering three long-standing bottlenecks—ie, relatively low …