Over the past few decades, flexible sensors have been developed from the “electronic” level
to the “iontronic” level, and gradually to the “ionic” level. Ionic flexible sensors (IFS) are one …

In recent decades, origami has been explored to aid in the design of engineering structures.
These structures span multiple scales and have been demonstrated to be used toward …

Solar steam generation has become one of the most promising strategies to relieve the
freshwater crisis. Whereas, the construction of a solar‐thermal water evaporation structure …

Catalytic conversion of waste plastics into semiconductive metal–organic framework (MOF)
kills two birds with one stone, since it not merely offers promising possibility to realize …

Solar-driven seawater desalination has attracted much attention for alleviating global
freshwater shortage, but the practical application is often limited by complicated fabrication …

Polyzwitterionic hydrogel is an emerging material for solar‐driven water evaporation in
saline environment due to its special anti‐polyelectrolyte effect, which is a promising …

The potential utility of seawater desalination technologies (such as thermal distillation,
membrane desalination, and solar steam generation) has been recognized with the growing …

Soft magneto-active machines capable of magnetically controllable shape-morphing and
locomotion have diverse promising applications such as untethered biomedical robots …

Solar-driven interfacial evaporation, as a rising star for eco-friendly and cost-effective
freshwater production with a minimized carbon footprint, has been widely studied and …

Skin‐like functional membranes with liquid resistance and moisture permeability are in
growing demand in various applications. However, the membranes have been facing a long …