The gut-brain axis, which is mediated via enteric and central neurohormonal signaling, is
known to regulate a broad set of physiological functions from feeding to emotional behavior …

Solar-driven interfacial evaporation has enormous promise for fresh water recovery and salt
harvesting, but salt accumulation-related challenges stand in its way. Herein, we report a …

Wick is the key component of the heat pipe. Composite wick with multiscale porous structure
has gained increasing interest for the high permeability and large capillary pressure. In this …

Hypothesis: Achieving spontaneous, rapid, and long-distance liquid transport is crucial for
many practical applications such as phase change heat transfer and reactions at solid …

The capillary action is a unique feature of micro-grooves with numerous applications. This
spontaneous flow eliminates the need for an extra pumping device to deliver a liquid …

Lithium-ion batteries are widely used for their high energy density, high power density, long
lifetime, and safety which are crucial for the environmentally friendly future energy system …

Enabling capillary wicking on bulk metal alloys is challenging due to processing complexity
at different size scales. This work presents a laser-chemical surface treatment to fabricate …

Abstract The Lucas− Washburn (LW) equation has been extensively used to predict the
imbibition length of capillary-driven flow. Using the hydraulic diameter for non-circular cross …

The present study proposes a new type of sorber bed, a stationary thin film microgroove-
based absorber for oscillatory waste-heat-driven sorption heat transformers, which operate …

Microneedles (MNs) offer a simple and minimally invasive way to sample skin interstitial fluid
for bioanalysis. Through the integration with portable or wearable sensing devices, it allows …