The exciting properties of micro-and nano-patterned surfaces found in natural species hide
a virtually endless potential of technological ideas, opening new opportunities for innovation …

The solar photovoltaic (PV) cell is a prominent energy harvesting device that reduces the
strain in the conventional energy generation approach and endorses the prospectiveness of …

Nanotextured surfaces (NTSs) are critical to organisms as self-adaptation and survival tools.
These NTSs have been actively mimicked in the process of developing bactericidal surfaces …

The extraordinary properties of biological materials often result from their sophisticated
hierarchical structures. Through multilevel and cross-scale structural designs, biological …

Here, a single‐step, biomimetic approach for the realization of omnidirectional transparent
antireflective glass is reported. In particular, it is shown that circularly polarized ultrashort …

Composites or hybrid materials offer diverse properties not achievable in pure materials.
Here we critically review the interesting and controllable fluorescence and photothermal …

Natural creatures have evolved elaborate photonic nanostructures on multiple scales and
dimensions in a hierarchical, organized way to realize controllable absorption, reflection, or …

Outdoor devices comprising materials with mid-IR emissions at the atmospheric window (8–
13 μm) achieve passive heat dissipation to outer space (~− 270° C), besides the …

In the past decades, antireflective (AR) materials have drawn more and more attention
owing to its promising and wide applications such as photovoltaic industry, optical devices …

Textures are abundantly exploited in nature for securing superior functionalities including
adhesion, color manipulation, anti-reflection, and drag management. Over millions of years …