Confined fluids and electrolyte solutions in nanopores exhibit rich and surprising physics
and chemistry that impact the mass transport and energy efficiency in many important …

Water utilization is accompanied with the development of human beings, whereas gaseous
moisture is usually regarded as an underexploited resource. The advances of highly efficient …

Controlling active transport of water through membrane channels is essential for advanced
nanofluidic devices. Despite advancements in water nanopump design using techniques …

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

Membrane-based separation is one of the most energy-efficient methods to meet the
growing need for a significant amount of fresh water. It is also well-known for its applications …

Benefiting from inherent lightweight, flexibility, and good adaptability to human body,
functional textiles are attracting tremendous attention to cope with wearable issues in …

Mass transport at the sub-nanometre scale, including selective transport of gases, liquids
and ions, plays a key role in systems such as catalysis, energy generation and storage …

Water channels are one of the key pillars driving the development of next-generation
desalination and water treatment membranes. Over the past two decades, the rise of …

The isolation of the first two-dimensional material, graphene–a monolayer of carbon atoms
arranged in a hexagonal lattice-opened new exciting opportunities in the field of condensed …

Two-dimensional nanofluidic channels are emerging candidates for capturing osmotic
energy from salinity gradients. However, present two-dimensional nanofluidic architectures …