Diffusion driven by temperature or concentration gradients is a fundamental mechanism of
energy and mass transport that inherently differs from wave propagation in both physical …

Hydrodynamic metamaterials, a nascent research field, possess immense potential for fluid
flow manipulation. With engineered structure design, they offer unparalleled control over …

Thermal metamaterials provide rich control of heat transport which is becoming the
foundation of cutting-edge applications ranging from chip cooling to biomedical. However …

Although convective thermal cloaking has been advanced significantly, the majority of
related researches have concentrated on creeping viscous potential flows. Here, we …

Thermodynamics of imbibition (intrusion and extrusion) in capillaries of double conical
structures is theoretically studied using the classical capillary model. By extending the …

Convective thermal metamaterials have attracted particular attention since they can
simultaneously manipulate the fluid flow and heat transfer. However, the current …

The possibility of freely manipulating flow in accordance with humans will remain
indispensable for breakthroughs in fields such as microfluidics, nanoengineering, and …

Although thermal metamaterials have garnered considerable attention, the majority of
investigations thus far have primarily focused on either steady heat conduction phenomena …

In this work, we develop a unique and efficient metamaterial device known as the
“hydrodynamic evener,” which can stabilize a flow field rapidly when a transition through …

Although significant efforts have been directed toward refining active control methods for
porous media flows, limited explorations have been devoted to the effects of heterogeneous …