Freshwater scarcity is becoming a global issue due to changing climatic conditions, which
has stimulated the development of all-weather water harvesting technologies. Recent …

Two-phase internal flow is ubiquitous to many systems due to its ability to transfer large
amounts of heat effectively. Recent advances motivated by sustainability have pushed …

Durable hydrophobic materials have attracted considerable interest in the last century.
Currently, the most popular strategy to achieve hydrophobic coating durability is through the …

Droplet transport on, and shedding from, surfaces is ubiquitous in nature and is a key
phenomenon governing applications including biofluidics, self-cleaning, anti-icing, water …

Seventy percent of global electricity is generated by steam-cycle power plants. A
hydrophobic condenser surface within these plants could boost overall cycle efficiency by …

Liquid–vapor phase change including evaporation, boiling, and condensation is a
ubiquitous process found in power generation, desalination, thermal management, building …

Droplet dynamics and condensation phenomena are widespread in nature and industrial
applications, and the fundamentals of various technological applications. Currently, with the …

Sustainable high-performance steam condensation is critical to reducing the size, weight,
and cost of water and energy systems. It is well-known that dropwise condensation can …

As a ubiquitous vapor-liquid phase-change process, dropwise condensation has attracted
tremendous research attention owing to its remarkable efficiency of energy transfer and …

Directional liquid transport has broad engineering applications, and recent efforts have
demonstrated the feasibility of rapid and long-distance directional transport using external …