Photothermal materials with broad solar absorption and high conversion efficiency have
recently attracted significant interest. They are becoming a fast-growing research focus in …

Stimuli-responsive nanobubbles have received increased attention for their application in
spatial and temporal resolution of diagnostic techniques and therapies, particularly in …

Solar energy is a major source of renewable energy with the potential to meet the energy
demand and to support the sustainable development of the world. The efficient harvesting …

Solar–thermal water evaporation (SWE) has received much interest in recent years due to a
few seminal works on materials innovation and thermal management. With many studies …

Plasmonics offer unprecedented control over light and stimulate fundamental research and
engineering applications in solar energy. The surface plasmon resonance is responsible for …

The ability to efficiently utilize solar thermal energy to enable liquid-to-vapor phase transition
has great technological implications for a wide variety of applications, such as water …

Traditional solar–thermal receivers suffer from high surface temperatures, which increase
heat losses to the surroundings. To improve performance, volumetric receivers based on …

Steam production is essential for a wide range of applications, and currently there is still
strong debate if steam could be generated on top of heated nanoparticles in a solar receiver …

Needle-free jet injectors have been proposed as an alternative to injections with hypodermic
needles. Currently, a handful of commercial needle-free jet injectors already exist. However …

Volumetric solar absorption using nanofluids can minimize the thermal loss by trapping the
light inside the fluid volume. A strong surface boiling with the underneath fluid still subcooled …