More information: Ching‐Wen Lo et al, Sustained Condensation Efficiency on 3D Hybrid Surfaces, Small Structures (2024). DOI: 10.1002/sstr.202400406 Provided by National Taiwan University ...

Jun 24, 2013: Better droplet condensation could boost power efficiency (w/video) (Nanowerk News) Researchers at MIT have developed an innovative approach to improving heat transfer in power plants and ...

MIT researchers have found a way to generate small amounts of electricity from condensation, by having electrically-charged droplets jump between superhydrophobic (water-repelling) and hydrophilic ...

But most hydrophobic materials have limited durability, especially in steamy industrial settings. The new approach to coating condenser surfaces should overcome that problem, the MIT researchers say.

A team of nanomaterial scientists and mechanical engineers at MIT have created a superhydrophobic material that is 10,000 times more slippery than existing hydrophobic surface. This could ...

(A) Dropwise condensation on a hydrophobic plain surface. (B) Filmwise condensation on a hydrophilic plain surface. (C) Sucking flow condensation on a hi-mesh surface consisting of the droplet-to ...

Last year, a group of Harvard University scientists led by Dr. Joanna Aizenberg announced the development of a highly-hydrophobic (water-repellant) material known as SLIPS, or Slippery Liquid ...

A 3D hybrid surface combining hydrophobic nanowires and hydrophilic microchannels efficiently removes condensate, preventing flooding and maintaining high heat transfer even at high subcooling.