Confined fluids and electrolyte solutions in nanopores exhibit rich and surprising physics
and chemistry that impact the mass transport and energy efficiency in many important …

Artificial ion channels with ion permeability and selectivity comparable to their biological
counterparts are highly desired for efficient separation, biosensing, and energy conversion …

Mass transport at the sub-nanometre scale, including selective transport of gases, liquids
and ions, plays a key role in systems such as catalysis, energy generation and storage …

Membranes of high ion permselectivity are significant for the separation of ion species at the
subnanometer scale. Here, we report porous organic cage (ie, CC3) membranes with …

Membranes of sub‐2‐nanometer channels show high ion transport rates, but it remains a
great challenge to design such membranes with desirable ion selectivities for ion separation …

Membranes with high ion permeability and selectivity are of considerable interest for
sustainable water treatment, resource extraction and energy storage. Herein, inspired by K+ …

Water channels are one of the key pillars driving the development of next-generation
desalination and water treatment membranes. Over the past two decades, the rise of …

Synthetic membranes with pores at the subnanometre scale are at the core of processes for
separating solutes from water, such as water purification and desalination. While these …

Synthetic polymer membranes are enabling components in key technologies at the water–
energy nexus, including desalination and energy conversion, because of their high …

Biological ion channels have remarkable ion selectivity, permeability and rectification
properties, but it is challenging to develop artificial analogues. Here, we report a metal …