Membrane distillation (MD) is a rapidly emerging water treatment technology; however,
membrane pore wetting is a primary barrier to widespread industrial use of MD. The primary …

Significant aspects of the world's water scenario, primarily associated with global population
growth and climate change, necessitate new technology implementation to ensure a supply …

Wettability, a fundamental property of porous surface, occupies a pivotal position in the fields
of enhanced oil recovery, organic contaminant adsorption and oil/water separation. In this …

Wearable electronic textiles are used in sensors, energy-harvesting devices, healthcare
monitoring, human–machine interfaces, and soft robotics to acquire real-time big data for …

Nanomaterials have been extensively used in polymer nanocomposite membranes due to
the inclusion of unique features that enhance water and wastewater treatment performance …

Supersonic cold spraying is an emerging technique for rapid deposition of films of materials
including micrometer‐size and sub‐micrometer metal particles, nanoscale ceramic particles …

Inspired by the lotus leaf in nature, superhydrophobic materials have attracted considerable
attention in both science and industry over the past three decades. Apart from the most …

Developing sustainable and environmentally friendly energy harvester is of great interest for
various applications, especially for wearable and body-attachable self-powered electronics …

The interaction of water and surfaces, at molecular level, is of critical importance for
understanding processes such as corrosion, friction, catalysis and mass transport. The …

Reduced graphene oxide (rGO), carbon nanotubes (CNTs), and copper nanoparticles were
supersonically sprayed onto a fabric to yield a wearable energy storage device with …