Photothermal regulation concerning solar harvesting and repelling has recently attracted
significant interest due to the fast-growing research focus in the areas of solar heating for …

Solar-powered water evaporation—the extraction of vapour from liquid water using solar
energy—provides the basis for the development of eco-friendly and cost-effective freshwater …

Seawater desalination is viewed as a promising solution to world freshwater scarcity. Solar
assisted desalination is proposed to overcome the high energy consumption in current …

Nanocomposites, multiphase solid materials with at least one nanoscaled component, have
been attracting ever‐increasing attention because of their unique properties. Graphene is an …

Light-to-thermal conversion materials (LTCMs) have been of great interest to researchers
due to their impressive energy conversion capacity and wide range of applications in …

Abstract 2D materials are of particular interest in light‐to‐heat conversion, yet challenges
remain in developing a facile method to suppress their light reflection. Herein, inspired by …

Actuators that can convert environmental stimuli into mechanical work are widely used in
intelligent systems, robots, and micromechanics. To produce robust and sensitive actuators …

The study of ideal absorbers, which can efficiently absorb light over a broad range of
wavelengths, is of fundamental importance, as well as critical for many applications from …

The Earth's atmosphere holds approximately 12 900 billion tons of fresh water distributed all
over the world with fast replenishment. Atmospheric water harvesting is emerging as a …

Solar-driven interface evaporation recently emerges as one of the most promising methods
for seawater desalination and wastewater purification, mainly due to its low energy …