Superdurable, Flexible Ceramic Nanofibers for Sustainable Passive Radiative Cooling. [PDF]
ACS NanoPassive daytime radiative cooling can mitigate global warming but requires durable and resilient materials for real-world applications. Here, a robust superhydrophobic ZrO2-Al2O3 nanofiber (sh-ZANF) membrane is fabricated via electrospinning followed by fluorine-free surface modification.
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Global application of radiative cooling in grain storage [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsMaintaining lower temperature is critical for the grain storage. Radiative cooling is a promising passive cooling technology, however, its global applicability for grain storage remains underexplored.
Xing-ni Chen +10 more
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Multifunctional bilayer radiative cooling dressing for regenerative wound healing under heat stress [PDF]
Microsystems & NanoengineeringWound healing is influenced by local temperature. Sunlight-induced heating elevates wound temperature, which in turn exacerbates inflammation and infection risks, ultimately delaying regeneration.
Changhwan Hyeon +9 more
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An LCA-assisted hierarchical design of radiative cooling coating for full life-cycle CO2 reduction [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsReducing CO2 emissions throughout a product’s life cycle, mainly encompassing four stages of raw materials extraction, processing, service, and end of life, is essential for carbon neutrality.
Ningning Cao +15 more
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Nanophotonic porous structures for passive daytime radiative cooling
Materials & DesignOwing to of its freedom from energy inputs, radiative cooling is emerging as a frontier in renewable energy research. Recent advances in nanophotonic structures have enabled scalable passive daytime radiative cooling (PDRC), such as porous polymer films,
Xupei Yao +5 more
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A Triple-Layer Membrane with Hybrid Evaporation and Radiation for Building Cooling
Energies, 2023 Passive cooling for thermal comfort improvement has received extensive attention for its low energy consumption. However, most of the existing passive cooling technologies require a complex system design and supporting equipment, since they cool the ...
Mingran Mao +4 more
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Estimation of multi-layer coating efficiency for passive radiative cooling [PDF]
Омский научный вестник: Серия "Авиационно-ракетное и энергетическое машиностроение", 2021 Passive radiative cooling is a promising direction in energy conservation and environmental protection. One of the ways to increase the efficiency of radiative cooling systems is the use of multi-layer coatings. In recent years, several novel materials
S. S. Jenblat, O. V. Volkova
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Perspectives on the Applications of Radiative Cooling in Buildings and Electric Cars
Energies, 2023 Cooling energy consumption is a major contributor to various sectors in hot climates with a significant number of warm days throughout the year. Buildings account for 40% of total energy consumption, with approximately ∼30–40% of that used for cooling in
N. S. Susan Mousavi, Brian Azzopardi
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Highly suppressed solar absorption in a daytime radiative cooler designed by genetic algorithm
Nanophotonics, 2021 Here, we report a selective multilayer emitter for eco-friendly daytime passive radiative cooling. The types of materials and thickness of up to 10 layers of the multilayer structure are optimized by a genetic algorithm.
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Integrated radiative and evaporative cooling beyond daytime passive cooling power limit
Nano Research Energy, 2023 Radiative cooling technologies can passively gain lower temperature than that of ambient surroundings without consuming electricity, which has emerged as potential alternatives to traditional cooling methods. However, the limitations in daytime radiation
Houze Yao +6 more
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