Hierarchically micro-and nanostructured polymer via crystallinity alteration for sustainable environmental cooling

C Shi, SH Kim, N Warren, N Guo, X Zhang, Y Wang… - Langmuir, 2024 - ACS Publications
Cooling environments are a pervasive need in our society, with conventional air
conditioners being the most popular approach. However, air conditioners rely heavily on …

[HTML][HTML] Research progress, trends, roadmap, and new perspectives on radiative cooling towards practical applications

BD Mselle, M Medrano, C Solé, I Martorell… - … Energy Technologies and …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study assesses existing literature on radiative cooling through bibliometric and keyword
analyses, shedding light on both quantitative and qualitative aspects of the subject. The …

An All-Passive and Macropatterned Architecture Design for Water Harvesting

M Chen, J Wang, S Li, W Chen, H Yan, BW Sheldon… - Nano Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
Solar evaporation designs show great promise in water harvesting without electricity inputs.
Unfortunately, they have been heavily limited by a low water yield. To overcome this …

Unveiling passive design to enable synergistic water harvesting and irrigation

C Shi, BW Sheldon, M Chen - Matter, 2024 - cell.com
Develo** passive water collection strategies offers us an opportunity to address global
water scarcity and energy shortages. In a recent issue of Nature Water, Zou et al. introduced …

A flexible and superhydrophobic PVDF-HFP@ PVA bilayer enables high-performance radiative cooling and thermal management

JH Fu, Q Zhang, M Yan, W Tang, Y Zeng, Y Cui… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Passive radiative cooling which dissipates heat from surfaces by reflecting sunlight and
emitting radiation towards outer space, has garnered growing attention as an eco-friendly …

All-Season Dual-Mode Thermolator Based on Radiative Cooling and Solar Heating Technology

Y Wang, X Tan, X Yang, G Qi, C Shi… - ACS Applied Polymer …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Passive radiative cooling and solar heating have received a great deal of scholarly attention
as green and sustainable ways to maintain thermal homeostasis. However, most of the …

A hierarchically engineered polymer composite with a dual-scatter structure for enhanced passive radiative cooling

H Park, BS Joo, G Kang, H Ko, JH Kim - Journal of Materials Chemistry …, 2025 - pubs.rsc.org
Passive daytime radiative cooling (PDRC) offers a sustainable cooling strategy by reflecting
sunlight and emitting thermal radiation through the atmospheric window. However …

Thermal conductive radiative cooling film for local heat dissipation

Q Ye, X Chen, H Yan, M Chen - Materials Today Physics, 2025 - Elsevier
Radiative cooling has attracted lots of attention recently due to its electricity-free cooling by
reflecting solar radiation and emitting thermal radiation to the cold outer space. However …

Cooling Performance of TiO2-Based Radiative Cooling Coating in Tropical Conditions

BR Mishra, S Sundaram, K Sasihithlu - ACS omega, 2024 - ACS Publications
The cooling power of radiative cooling (RC) coatings depends not only on the radiative
properties of the coating but also on environmental variables. In tropical environments, the …

[HTML][HTML] Machine Learning-Driven Scattering Efficiency Prediction in Passive Daytime Radiative Cooling

C Shi, J Zheng, Y Wang, C Gan, L Zhang, BW Sheldon - Atmosphere, 2025 - mdpi.com
Passive daytime radiative cooling (PDRC) has emerged as a promising, electricity-free
cooling approach that reflects sunlight while radiating heat through the atmospheric …