1.1. Historic Perspective Silica and doped silica materials obtained via the solution− gelation
(“sol− gel”) inorganic polymerization process are functional materials with an impressive …

The pursuit to achieve miniaturization has tantalized researchers across the fields of
chemistry, physics, biology, materials science and engineering for over half a century …

Plasmonic nanoparticles with outstanding photothermal conversion efficiency are promising
for solar vaporization. However, the high cost and the required intense light excitation of …

Metal–organic coordination materials are of widespread interest because of the coupled
benefits of inorganic and organic building blocks. These materials can be assembled into …

There is a keen interest in the use of electrochromic materials because they can regulate
light and heat, thereby reducing the cooling and heating energy. However, the long …

Highly porous sensitive materials with well-defined structures and morphologies are
extremely desirable for developing high-performance chemiresistive gas sensors. Herein …

Robust, highly thermally stable, MO x/(MO x–SiO2)/SiO2 core–shell nanostructured metal
oxide aerogels with a MO x core and (MO x–SiO2)/SiO2 shell are produced via novel …

With their low thermal conductivity (λ), silica aerogels can reduce carbon emissions from
heating and cooling demands, but their widespread adoption is limited by the high …

High-entropy multi-elemental (HEM) electrocatalysts present superior catalytic performance
due to the efficient synergism of their components. HEM electrocatalysts are usually …

Due to the massive use of antibiotics in agriculture, bacteria developed strategies to survive
and this is causing the spread of Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria killing several hundred …