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A Physical Adaptive Material Motor Unit Neural Network: A Hygromorph Composite Material Machine

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study introduces a new class of material‐based intelligent machines. It presents a Physical Adaptive Material Motor Unit Neural Network, an assembly of smart 4D printed actuators and a controlling system that adapt through environmental interaction its shading behavior.
Charles de Kergariou, Helmut Hauser, David Correa   +2 more
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Modeling and co-simulation of an integrated solar heating system and direct contact membrane distill

Journal of Thermal Engineering
This study investigates the use of a solar heating system and a direct contact membrane distillation module to produce pure water. The study employs co-simulation techniques that combine TRNSYS and MATLAB.
Mouad BOUSMAHA
doaj   +1 more source

Rapid Cooling After Device Annealing Suppresses Interface Losses in Cu2ZnSnS4 Solar Cells Enabling High Efficiency and Stability

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Rapid cooling after device annealing regulates the CdS/CZTS heterojunction and Mo/CZTS back contact, suppressing interfacial recombination and modifying the interfacial MoS2 layer, thereby enabling a 15.9% indoor PCE in pure‐sulfide CZTS solar cells.
Achmad Nasyori, Mati Danilson, Idil Mengü, Maris Pilvet, Jüri Krustok, Reelika Kaupmees, Valdek Mikli, Raavo Josepson, Yuancai Gong, Akhil Alexander, Shreyash S. Hadke, Aurelian Catalin Galca, Paola Vivo, Lydia Helena Wong, Thomas Unold, Maarja Grossberg‐Kuusk, Marit Kauk‐Kuusik   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Autonomous Solar Metallurgy for High‐Purity Gold Recovery from Electronic Waste

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Inspired by microbial strategies for metal uptake and biomineralization, defect‐rich copper sulfide (Cu31S16) functions as a solar metallurgical platform that unifies Au(III) capture, reduction, and self‐separation. The bioinspired design enables ultrafast gold recovery from electronic‐waste leachates and the spontaneous formation of millimeter‐scale ...
Chaopeng Liu, Jiajun Li, Jialin Ruan, Wei Zhang, Wei Sun, Hongmei Li, Lei Xie, Min Liu   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Performance Study of Different Types of Solar Water-Heaters Collectors

Applications of Modelling and Simulation, 2019
People are always looking for new sources of energy to be able to meet their growing energy needs and keep pace with advanced life applications in the world.
Maram Besheir Sidky, Khaled Haroun, Nabil Shukri, Khalil Yacoob   +3 more
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Membrane distillation module powered by low-temperature solar thermal systems: Modeling and transient performance analysis

Desalination and Water Treatment
This study explores the integration of a direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD) module into a solar thermal water distillation system powered by solar energy.
Mouad Bousmaha, J.F. Belmonte, Driss Nehari, Raquel Villena-Ruiz, Andrés Honrubia-Escribano, Emilio Gómez-Lázaro   +5 more
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Polydopamine‐Wool Textiles for Sustainable Interfacial Solar Vapor Generation

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A natural wool textile engineered for high solar absorbance and a fast‐wicking structure serves as a highly efficient, single‐layer system for interfacial solar vapor generation (ISVG). This integrated evaporator seamlessly couples rapid water transport with continuous evaporation. Ultimately, this sustainable photothermal design offers a scalable, eco‐
Kyuin Park, Jintong Gao, Hansadi Jayamaha, Yipu Wang, Mia Bressler, Lenan Zhang, Larissa M. Shepherd   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cross‐scale Material‐Structure Synergy for 2D Metamaterials: Toward Customizable Intelligent Electromagnetic Manipulation in Multiphysics Fields

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Recent advances in metasurface‐enabled low‐observable technologies are reviewed from the perspective of cross‐scale material–structure synergy. Electromagnetic, thermal, optical, and acoustic stealth are highlighted together with dynamic tuning, programmable coding, data‐driven inverse design, artificial intelligence, multispectral compatibility, and ...
Shuhao Wang, Xing Yang, Liping Liu, Yang Peng, Yangyang Wang, Hualiang Lv   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Synergistic Effects in Multistate Black Electro‐Thermochromic Smart Windows for Energy‐Efficient Modulation of Solar Heating

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Hybrid electro‐thermochromic smart windows are developed for dynamic climate control by integrating a redox‐matched black electrochromic gel with a paraffin‐based thermochromic film. This synergistic combination enables multimodal solar modulation, where photothermal heating from the electrochromic layer triggers thermochromic activation at lower ...
Xilu Wu, Lorenzo Vallan, Hao Li, Jaume Ramon Otaegui, Silvia Mena, Weizhong Jiang, Hongzhi Wang, Jonathan C. Barnes, Daniel Ruiz‐Molina, Kerui Li, Jordi Hernando, Claudio Roscini, Gonzalo Guirado   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Investigation of an innovative flat-plate integrated collector-storage solar water heater with latent heat storage

International Journal of Thermofluids
A novel Integrated Collector Storage Solar Water Heater (ICSSWH) has been developed, in a variety of 3 sizes, and investigated at outdoor conditions, in the Greek climate.
Maria K. Koukou, John Konstantaras, George Dogkas, Kostas Lymperis, Vassilis N. Stathopoulos, Michail Gr. Vrachopoulos, Eleni Douvi, Υannis Caouris, Petros Dimas   +8 more
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