Ultraviolet durable and recyclable radiative cooling covering for efficient building energy saving.

Passive radiative cooling (PRC) is a zero-energy thermal management technology used for efficient building energy saving. Polymer-based porous films are promising PRC materials, but their low ultraviolet (UV) durability and lack of recyclability limit their long-term and widespread application. Herein, a recyclable polymer-based porous radiative cooling film with excellent ultraviolet durability was developed as the covering of a building.

Cellulose nanofibers/liquid metal hydrogels with high tensile strength, environmental adaptability and electromagnetic shielding for temperature monitoring and strain sensors.

Hydrogel sensors are widely recognized in the fields of flexible electronics and human motion monitoring due to their multiple properties and potential applications. However, how to prepare hydrogels with multiple excellent properties simultaneously and how to improve the compatibility of conductive fillers with hydrogel matrices remain a major challenge. Therefore, in this work, liquid metal (LM) droplets stabilized by cellulose nanofibers (CNFs) were utilized to initiate the polymerization of acrylamide monomer (Am), which was used as a conductive filler.