Rapid development of the thermochromic glazing technique promises next-generation
architectural windows with energy-saving characteristics by intelligently regulating indoor …

The wettability of solid surfaces is a renewed old topic that has impacted most fields of
science and technology for a long time, from cave painting in the ancient to microfluidic …

In recent years, the worldwide coating industries and scientific communities have introduced
superhydrophobic coatings with exceptional water repellency for marine, automotive, and …

The colloidal domain is characterized by the dimensions of its constituents in the range from
several nanometers to micrometers. Often, these individual entities are organized in …

Through the use of the limited materials palette, optimally designed micro-and
nanostructures, and tightly regulated processes, nature demonstrates exquisite control of …

Synthetic superhydrophobic (SH) surfaces were developed after 1990s, and the number of
publications in this field is around 13 500 at present. However, the industrial production of …

Through billions of years of evolution and natural selection, biological systems have
developed strategies to achieve advantageous unification between structure and bulk …

With recent advances in micro-and nanofabrication, superhydrophilic and superhydrophobic
surfaces have been developed. The statics and dynamics of fluids on these surfaces have …

With the rapid advancement of laser scanning and photogrammetry technologies, frequent
geometric data collection at construction sites by contractors has been increased for the …

Multiscale structures of biological materials exhibit inherent multifunctional integration. This
special biological solution provides some inspiration for scientists and engineers to design …