As polymer networks infiltrated with water, hydrogels constitute the major components of the
human body; and hydrogels have been widely used in applications that closely interact with …

Sorption technologies, which are considered mainly for solar cooling and heat pumping
before, have gained a lot of interests for heat storage of solar energy in recent years, due to …

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 …

Halide solid state electrolytes (SSEs) have attracted the attention of researchers as a new
family of SSEs due to simple synthesis, high ionic conductivity, and good softness. However …

Survival of respiratory viral pathogens in expelled saliva microdroplets is central to their
transmission, yet the factors that determine survival in such microdroplets are not well …

Energy harvested from the sun is capable of achieving the required residential and industrial
energy demands. Thermal energy storage (TES) is a potential option for storing low-grade …

Autonomous energy scavenging from the ambient environment, or self-energy management,
has attracted increasing attention because it could solve the energy problem of abundant …

Deliquescence relative humidity (DRH) and efflorescence relative humidity (ERH), the two
parameters that regulate phase state and hygroscopicity of substances, play important roles …

Hygroscopicity is one of the most important physicochemical properties of aerosol particles
and also plays indispensable roles in many other scientific and technical fields. A myriad of …

The recent visualization of stomatal nanoparticle uptake ended a 40‐yr‐old paradigm.
Assuming clean, hydrophobic leaf surfaces, the paradigm considered stomatal liquid water …