Conventional fabrication technologies of superhydrophobic and self-cleaning membranes
for wastewater treatment often involve complex surface modifications, and massive usage of …

The huge amount of moisture in the air is an unexplored and overlooked water resource in
nature, which can be useful to solve the worldwide water shortage. However, direct water …

Conspectus In meeting the increasing need for clean water in both developing and
developed countries and in rural and urban communities, photothermal membrane water …

The state-of-the-art solar-thermal evaporators demonstrating high energy utilization
efficiency, a high evaporation rate, and salt rejection are highly desirable in solar-driven low …

Interfacial solar‐vapor generation (ISVG) is an emerging technology for water purification.
However, high cost, low evaporation rate, clogging issues, and limited solar utilization under …

Precisely controlled distribution of energy in solar-to-thermal energy conversion systems
could allow for enhanced energy utilization. Light-absorbing hydrogels provide a means for …

Freshwater shortage has been a terrible threat for the sustainable progress and
development of human society in 21st century. Inspired from natural creatures, harvesting …

Hydrogel-based evaporators that incorporate photothermal materials with hydrophilic
polymer networks have been intensively studied for the promising solar-driven seawater …

Atmospheric water harvesting is a promising approach for obtaining freshwater resources,
but achieving high levels of light absorption, hygroscopic capacity, and desorption efficiency …

As an effective way to obtain freshwater resources, atmospheric water harvesting (AWH)
technology has been a wide concern of researchers. Therefore, hydrogels gradually …