Inspired by natural mobile microorganisms, researchers have developed micro/nanomotors
(MNMs) that can autonomously move by transducing different kinds of energies into kinetic …

Nanofiltration membrane plays an increasingly important role in many industrial
applications, such as water treatment and resource recovery. The performance of the smart …

Osmotic energy, often referred to as “blue energy”, is the energy generated from the mixing
of solutions with different salt concentrations, offering a vast, renewable, and …

Access to sustainable energy is paramount in today's world, with a significant emphasis on
solar and water-based energy sources. Herein, we develop photo-responsive ionic dye …

Rechargeable aqueous Zn-ion batteries have been deemed a promising energy storage
device. However, the dendrite growth and side reactions have hindered their practical …

Hydrogen, a clean energy carrier, has emerged as a promising solution to decarbonize the
power sector and move towards a more sustainable future. However, the heavy dependence …

Synthetic iontronic systems harness ions as elementary carriers to perform functions that
mimic those of biological systems; such as information transduction, sensing, and energy …

Smart nanochannels can regulate ion transport behavior by external stimulus and display
precise ion selectivity in biological membrane systems, but constructing artificial membranes …

Artificial photomodulated channels represent a significant advancement toward practical
photogated systems because of their remote noncontact stimulation. Ion transport behaviors …

Photo‐regulated nanofluidic devices have attracted great attention in recent years due to
their adjustable ion transport in real time. However, most of the photo‐responsive …