High-performance and scalable contactless solar evaporation with 3D structure.

Solar evaporation is a sustainable pathway for diverse water treatment technologies. The contactless evaporation stands out for its superior anti-contamination property. However, the evaporation performance is significantly limited by the non-contact heat transport, which is more pronounced in scalable applications with suppressed vapor escaping and tilted solar irradiation.

Tillandsia-Inspired Ultra-Efficient Thermo-Responsive Hygroscopic Nanofibers for Solar-Driven Atmospheric Water Harvesting.

Sorption-based atmospheric water harvesting (SAWH) is a promising approach for supplying water in off-grid arid regions. However, it is difficult to improve the SAWH efficiency because water undergoes multiple phase transformations, such as water vapor-water (desorption and condensation) in the desorption phase. To address this issue, an ultrahygroscopic temperature-responsive hydrogel nanofiber inspired by Tillandsia is developed, comprising poly N-isopropylacrylamide, poly N-dimethylacetamide, and carbon nanotubes and impregnated with lithium chloride (PCP@LiCl).

Ultra-high freshwater production in multistage solar membrane distillation via waste heat injection to condenser.

Passive solar membrane distillation (MD) is an emerging technology to alleviate water scarcity. Recently, its performance has been enhanced by multistage design, though the gains are marginal due to constrained temperature and vapor pressure gradients across the device. This makes condenser cooling enhancement a questionable choice.

Enhanced continuous atmospheric water harvesting with scalable hygroscopic gel driven by natural sunlight and wind.

Sorption-based atmospheric water harvesting (SAWH) has received unprecedented attention as a future water and energy platform. However, the water productivity of SAWH systems is still constrained by the slow sorption kinetics at material and component levels and inefficient condensation. Here, we report a facile method to prepare hygroscopic interconnected porous gel (HIPG) with fast sorption-desorption kinetics, high scalability and stability, and strong adhesion property for highly efficient SAWH.

Internally-cooled atmospheric water harvesting enabling improved productivity.

Sorption-based atmospheric water harvesting holds promise for alleviating water scarcity, but current prototypes have not shown significant increases in practical yields despite efforts in the enlarged engineering scale. This is due to weakened heat and mass transfer with a packed sorbent bed. In this work, the desiccant-coated adsorbers were employed to fabricate the water harvesting device that incorporates internal fluid for cooling and heating during sorption and desorption.

Effect of Serum IL-6 Levels on the Progression of Non-Target Lesions in Patients after Coronary Stenting.

Background: percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has become the mainstay of treatment for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). Inflammatory factors have been shown to be involved in the initiation and progression of ASCVD. After PCI, the persistence of inflammation, especially the inflammation released at the target lesion, may affect the stability of non-target lesion plaques.

Advanced Anti-Icing Strategies and Technologies by Macrostructured Photothermal Storage Superhydrophobic Surfaces.

Water is the source of life and civilization, but water icing causes catastrophic damage to human life and diverse industrial processes. Currently, superhydrophobic surfaces (inspired by the lotus effect) aided anti-icing attracts intensive attention due to their energy-free property. Here, recent advances in anti-icing by design and functionalization of superhydrophobic surfaces are reviewed.

An atmospheric water harvesting system based on the "Optimal Harvesting Window" design for worldwide water production.

Atmospheric water harvesting (AWH) is a promising solution to the water shortage problem. Current sorption-based AWH (SAWH) systems seldom obtain both wide climatic adaptability and high energy efficiency due to the lack of thermodynamic optimization. To achieve the ideal harvesting circulation in SAWH systems, the "optimal harvesting window" (OHW) design based on thermodynamic analysis was first proposed and validated by our prototype.

Understanding and Utilizing Droplet Impact on Superhydrophobic Surfaces: Phenomena, Mechanisms, Regulations, Applications, and Beyond.

Droplet impact is a ubiquitous liquid behavior that closely tied to human life and production, making indispensable impacts on the big world. Nature-inspired superhydrophobic surfaces provide a powerful platform for regulating droplet impact dynamics. The collision between classic phenomena of droplet impact and the advanced manufacture of superhydrophobic surfaces is lighting up the future.

Protocol for preparation of LiCl-based ultra-hygroscopic curdlan heat exchanger for dehumidification.

Desiccant-coated heat exchangers provide a practical solution for the efficient removal of moisture from the air. Here, we present a protocol to synthesize an ultra-hygroscopic polymer to develop a LiCl loaded in curdlan hydrogel (LiCl@Cur)-coated heat exchanger for deep dehumidification. We describe steps for preparing the curdlan gel solution, hydrogel, LiCl solution, and LiCl@Cur.

All-Day Multicyclic Atmospheric Water Harvesting Enabled by Polyelectrolyte Hydrogel with Hybrid Desorption Mode.

Sorption-based atmospheric water harvesting (AWH) is a promising approach for mitigating worldwide water scarcity. However, reliable water supply driven by sustainable energy regardless of diurnal variation and weather remains a long-standing challenge. To address this issue, a polyelectrolyte hydrogel sorbent with an optimal hybrid-desorption multicyclic-operation strategy is proposed, achieving all-day AWH and a significant increase in daily water production.

Sustainable cooling with water generation.

Dual-use devices offer a different path for more-sustainable living.

Simultaneous atmospheric water production and 24-hour power generation enabled by moisture-induced energy harvesting.

Water and electricity scarcity are two global challenges, especially in arid and remote areas. Harnessing ubiquitous moisture and sunlight for water and power generation is a sustainable route to address these challenges. Herein, we report a moisture-induced energy harvesting strategy to realize efficient sorption-based atmospheric water harvesting (SAWH) and 24-hour thermoelectric power generation (TEPG) by synergistically utilizing moisture-induced sorption/desorption heats of SAWH, solar energy in the daytime and radiative cooling in the nighttime.

Protocol for atmospheric water harvesting using polymerization honeycomb hygroscopic polymers.

Atmospheric water harvesting (AWH) offers a solution for efficiently extracting water from the air. In this protocol, we detail the steps to develop a composite sorbent loaded with hygroscopic salts and lithium chloride (LiCl) and based on hydrogel, acrylamide monomer (AM), and carbon nanotubes (CNTs). We describe a streamlined experimental approach for the synthesis of the honeycomb-optimized hydrogel-based composite adsorbent (PCLG) by polymerization.

Pathways to Energy-efficient Water Production from the Atmosphere.

Atmospheric water harvesting (AWH) provides a fascinating chance to facilitate a sustainable water supply, which obtains considerable attention recently. However, ignoring the energy efficiency of AWH leads to high energy consumption in current prototypes (ca. 10 to 10  MJ kg ), misfitting with the high-strung and complicated water-energy nexus.

Hygroscopic Porous Polymer for Sorption-Based Atmospheric Water Harvesting.

Sorption-based atmospheric water harvesting (SAWH) holds huge potential due to its freshwater capabilities for alleviating water scarcity stress. The two essential parts, sorbent material and system structure, dominate the water sorption-desorption performance and the total water productivity for SAWH system together. Attributed to the superiorities in aspects of sorption-desorption performance, scalability, and compatibility in practical SAWH devices, hygroscopic porous polymers (HPPs) as next-generation sorbents are recently going through a vast surge.

Exposure to perchlorate, nitrate, and thiocyanate and the prevalence of abdominal aortic calcification.

Perchlorate, nitrate, and thiocyanate are reported to affect human health. However, it is unclear about the associations between exposure to these chemicals and abdominal aortic calcification (AAC). A total of 959 individuals were included in a large representative survey.

Exceptional water production yield enabled by batch-processed portable water harvester in semi-arid climate.

Sorption-based atmospheric water harvesting has the potential to realize water production anytime, anywhere, but reaching a hundred-gram high water yield in semi-arid climates is still challenging, although state-of-the-art sorbents have been used. Here, we report a portable and modularized water harvester with scalable, low-cost, and lightweight LiCl-based hygroscopic composite (Li-SHC) sorbents. Li-SHC achieves water uptake capacity of 1.

High-Efficiency, Mass-Producible, and Colored Solar Photovoltaics Enabled by Self-Assembled Photonic Glass.

Building-integrated photovoltaics is a crucial technology for developing zero-energy buildings and sustainable cities, while great efforts are required to make photovoltaic (PV) panels aesthetically pleasing. This places an urgent demand on PV colorization technology that has a low impact on power conversion efficiency (PCE) and is simultaneously mass-producible at a low cost. To address this challenge, this study contributes a colorization strategy for solar PVs based on short-range correlated dielectric microspheres, .

Recent advances in direct air capture by adsorption.

Significant progress has been made in direct air capture (DAC) in recent years. Evidence suggests that the large-scale deployment of DAC by adsorption would be technically feasible for gigatons of CO capture annually. However, great efforts in adsorption-based DAC technologies are still required.

Jujuboside A Ameliorates Myocardial Apoptosis and Inflammation in Rats with Coronary Heart Disease by Inhibiting PPAR- Signaling Pathway.

Background: Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a chronic disease caused by atherosclerosis (AS), which can cause myocardial ischemia, hypoxia, or necrosis, seriously threatening human health. There is an urgent need for effective treatments and drugs to reduce the various risk factors for coronary heart disease and relieve symptoms of angina pectoris and myocardial infarction in patients. Jujuboside A (JuA) is a triterpenoid saponin extracted from jujube seeds, which has various biological activities such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antiapoptotic, and neuroprotective effects.