The physicochemical properties of stimuli-responsive polymers can be easily adjusted using
changes in their external environment. This attribute made them to capture the attention of …

Thermoelectric conversion of low temperature, delocalized, and abundant thermal sources
is crucial for the development of the Internet of Things (IoT) and/or a carbon-free society …

The smart membrane is a new type of functional membrane. The performance of this
membrane is changed according to the variations in external physical and chemical signals …

The development of robust and thin CO2 separation membranes that allow fast and
selective permeation of CO2 will be crucial for rebalancing the global carbon cycle …

Although thin-film composite membranes have achieved great success in CO2 separation,
further improvements in the CO2 permeance are required to reduce the size and cost of the …

Thermocells are thermoelectrochemical conversion systems for harvesting low-temperature
thermal energy. Liquid-state thermocells are particularly desirable because of low cost and …

An enzyme-fueled transient volume phase transition (TVPT) of hydrogels under out-of-
equilibrium conditions is reported. The approach takes inspiration from the metabolic cycle …

Improving polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA, a biodegradable plastic) production under
photoautotrophic cultivation is challenging for sustainable bioproduction. In this study, we …

Conventional desalination membrane technologies, although offer portable drinking water,
are still energy-intensive processes. This paper proposes a potentially new approach for …

Electrostatic interaction between synthetic polymer nanoparticles (NPs) and proteins is of
considerable importance in the design of NPs that capture, neutralize, and deliver target …