Escalator-Inspired Self-Cycling Solar Evaporator with Synergistic Salt Resistance and Thermal Management
Available online 14 May 2026
The solar-driven interface evaporation (SIE) technology presents a green and sustainable solution to the growing challenges of water resource scarcity. However, the salt crystallization and the thermal...
Recent Advances in High-Entropy Oxides: Composition Modulation, Morphology Control, and Catalytic Applications
Available online 13 May 2026
High-entropy oxides (HEOs) have emerged as a promising platform for advanced catalysis owing to their unique structural features, tunable elemental compositions, adjustable functionalities, and four...
Dual-scale structure engineering synergy enables high-areal-capacity and stable lithium-ion battery anodes
Available online 7 May 2026
The flourishing electrode materials such as metal oxides have been considered as potential substitutes for next generation lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). However, large stress concentration and inferior...
Theoretical modeling and intelligent design of electrocatalysts for liquid lithium-sulfur batteries
Available online 6 May 2026
Lithium-sulfur batteries are considered a highly promising next-generation secondary battery, but are limited by polysulfide shuttle effect. Electrocatalysis can mitigate polysulfide shuttle effect....
Smart materials in water governance: Pollution remediation, resource acquisition, and energy harvest
Available online 6 May 2026
As global water scarcity and security challenges intensify, traditional water treatment materials struggle to meet practical demands due to their limited efficiency and single-functionality. Smart materials—particularly...
Atomically Bonded S-Scheme Heterojunctions with Photothermal–Pyroelectric Synergy for Efficient H2O2 Photosynthesis
Available online 6 May 2026
Solar-driven photocatalysis offers a sustainable pathway for energy conversion and environmental remediation, yet it is often hindered by inefficient charge separation and limited solar spectrum utilization....
Metabolic engineering strategies to improve microbial acetate utilization for chemical production
Available online 6 May 2026
Microbial cell factories have been established as an important platform for green biomanufacturing. However, current systems remain highly dependent on food-based carbon sources such as glucose, creating...
Quantum-dot–mediated dual-defect interfaces enable high-efficiency solar purification coupled with hydrogen recovery
Available online 6 May 2026
Photocatalytic hydrogen evolution and pollutant degradation are both promising strategies for clean energy production and environmental remediation, yet their integration for synchronous wastewater-to-energy...
Gas diffusion electrodes for sustainable energy conversion and chemical synthesis
April 2026
Gas diffusion electrodes (GDEs) are emerging as a transformative platform for electrochemical energy conversion and sustainable chemical synthesis. By enabling efficient electrochemical reactions involving...
Bimetallic Mo2C–Co nanoparticles embedded in nitrogen-doped carbon heterostructures as an efficient Fenton-like catalyst for antibiotics degradation
April 2026
Fenton and Fenton-like catalysts have demonstrated great potential in the field of antibiotic degradation. However, it remains a challenge to remove the high concentrations of antibiotics effectively...
Organic anion-intercalation boosting intrinsic Cl− capture capability of layered double hydroxide anode for enhanced capacitive deionization
April 2026
Layered double hydroxides (LDH) hold great promise as capacitive deionization (CDI) anodes owing to high Cl− capture capacity and abundant interlamellar ion transport channels. However, their narrow...
Multi-order built-in electric field engineering in Vo-ZF@TCN heterojunctions for efficient PMS activation in photo-Fenton-like reactions
April 2026
The adsorption of PMS and the associated transfer of photogenerated carriers are prerequisites for photo-Fenton activation. In this work, we constructed an S-scheme Vo-ZF@TCN heterojunction with the...
Recent advances in biomass-based monolithic carbon materials: Preparation and energy, environment applications
April 2026
Biomass-derived carbon materials (BC) have demonstrated significant promise in fields such as adsorbents, catalysts/catalyst supports, energy storage, and gas storage due to their versatile properties...
Biomass-engineered graphitic carbon nitride: Structure modulation, charge dynamics, and photocatalytic applications
April 2026
Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) is a metal-free, environmentally sustainable semiconductor photocatalyst characterized by its well-defined layered structure, tunable electronic structure, and exceptional...
Discrimination of single and binary gases using an intelligent electronic nose system based on metal oxide gas sensors
April 2026
The pollutants emitted from industrial facilities seriously affect the atmospheric environment and human health. Accurately detecting low-concentration gas pollutants by single metal oxide gas sensors...
Metal-free C(CN)3 cooperated with Co–Ti dual sites in bimetallic CoTi-MOF as a tandem photocatalyst for highly efficient C2H4 production
April 2026
The photocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2) into high-value C2+ hydrocarbons represents a sustainable pathway to alleviate energy shortages and reduce atmospheric CO2 levels. In this study,...
Bioinspired hierarchical nanostructured CuBi2O4/CuO heterojunction photocathode for enhanced performance in photoelectrochemical water splitting
April 2026
The development of high-performance photocathode materials is crucial for solar hydrogen production, but their efficiency is often limited by poor charge separation, inefficient interfacial transfer,...
3D-printing enables geometry-optimized ceramic membranes with minimizing mass transfer resistance for environmental application
April 2026
Membrane separation technology, with its features of high efficiency and environmental sustainability, is playing an increasingly important role in the field of energy conservation and emission reduction....
Artificial intelligence-driven discovery and design of solid-state hydrogen storage materials
April 2026
Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the discovery and optimization of solid-state hydrogen storage materials, a cornerstone of a scalable hydrogen economy. However, interdependent trade-offs among...
MOFs@aerogel composite materials for air pollutant control: Preparation strategies, interfacial synergistic mechanisms and governance applications
April 2026
Greenhouse gas emissions are exacerbating global climate change, while excessive air pollutants also pose a serious threat to the environment and human health. Innovative breakthroughs in environmental...
Selective oxidation of high-concentration 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to 2,5-furan dicarboxylic acid at room temperature in water by synergic electronic effect of bimetallic RuCo/NC catalyst
April 2026
Bio-based 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) has the potential to replace petroleum-based terephthalic acid for the synthesis of high-performance polyester materials, demonstrating broad application...
Tuning hard carbon pore structure via water vapor activation for enhanced sodium-ion storage
April 2026
The precise construction of closed pores in carbon anodes is crucial for boosting the low-voltage plateau capacity of sodium-ion batteries (SIBs). Traditional closed-pore fabrication methods often face...
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