Field-portable, solar-powered, litre-scale atmospheric water harvesting across climates with gel fabric architecture

Weixin Guan^†, Yaxuan Zhao^†, He Shan^†, Yan Zhe Wong, Chuxin Lei, Debapriyo Roy, Yuyang Wang, Xiaomeng Liu, Ghim Wei Ho, Keith P Johnston, Guihua Yu

Nature Water | 2026

† Equal contribution

Hygroscopic wood sponge with dual phase change function for enhanced all-weather atmospheric water harvesting

Xinyao Ji, He Shan, Jiazuo Zhou, Chengyu Wang, Yifan Liu, Fangmiao Wang, Lei Qiao, Zimeng Liu, Meichen Li, Kai Zhang, Yudong Li, Wenbo Zhang, Haiyue Yang, Ruzhu Wang

Nature Communications | 2026

Macroporous zwitterionic hydrogel sponge with enhanced kinetics by in-situ UV cryogelation for efficient water production

Xinge Yang, He Shan, Zhihui Chen, Ruzhu Wang

Advanced Functional Materials | 2026

Natural fibers enable textile-based composite sorbent for all-day atmospheric water harvesting

Jiang Wang, Qianqian Shi, He Shan, Qingqing Zhang, Shiyi Du, Yuze Zhang, Hao Qu, Zechang Wei, Yongchun Zeng, Jun Wang, Swee Ching Tan

Advanced Fiber Materials | 2026

Hydrogel-based moisture electricity generators: materials, mechanisms, and sustainable device design

Chengyuan Zhang^†, Zhihua Yu^†, Zhibin Sun, Chengjing Ding, Qing Xu, Bingnan Xuan, Dong Liu, Jiangang Qu, He Shan, Mohammad Alamgir Hossain, Mingzheng Ge, Zhijie Liang, Jianying Huang, Yuekun Lai, Hui Liu

Energy & Environmental Science | 2026

† Equal contribution

Simultaneous Passive Water and Electricity Generation in Arid Regions via Fe³⁺/Li⁺ Cross-Linked Hygroscopic Hydrogels

Yujie Du^†, He Shan^†, Yongliang Zheng, Shujing Zhao, Bin Xie, Yue Han, Lin Yang, Ruzhu Wang

Advanced Materials | 2026

† Equal contribution

Dynamic Multistage Sorption-Based Atmospheric Water Harvesting Device With Redistributed Water Content

Mengyue Zeng^†, Jie Yu^†, He Shan^†, Fengyue Wang^†, Yan Song, Tianqi Wei, Jinlei Li, Xueyang Wang, Guoliang Liu, Zhenyuan Xu, Ruzhu Wang, Jia Zhu, Ning Xu

Advanced Functional Materials | 2026

† Equal contribution

Thermodynamic stability boundary of hygroscopic salt-embedded composite materials for atmospheric water harvesting

Zhihua Yu^†, He Shan^†, Wei Tang, Zhifeng Hu, Ruzhu Wang

Advanced Materials | 2026

† Equal contribution

A physics-informed neural network framework for state estimation of latent heat thermal energy storage: temperature reconstruction and state-of-charge prediction

Tianhao Zhao, Junzhuo Wei, Shuai Du, He Shan, Ruzhu Wang

Energy Conversion and Management | 2026

Approaching thermodynamic boundaries and targeting market players for commercial atmospheric water harvesting

He Shan, Zhihui Chen, Jiaqi Yu, Yixiu Dong, Shuai Du, Tianshu Ge, Ruzhu Wang

Joule | 2025

Fewer temperature ties: scalable integration and broad selection of phase change materials for both heating and cooling

Xiaoxue Kou, Jiatong Jiang, Baoshan Xie, He Shan, Primoz Poredos, Ruzhu Wang

Energy & Environmental Science | 2025

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

Siyang Zheng, Jie Yu, He Shan, Jintong Gao, Ruzhu Wang, Zhenyuan Xu

Science Bulletin | 2025

Reconsideration on the maximum deformation of droplets impacting on solid surfaces

Zhifeng Hu, Haojiang Ran, He Shan, Fuqiang Chu, Zuankai Wang, Ruzhu Wang

Droplet [Cover] | 2025

Sustainable water-electricity cogeneration from atmospheric water

Zhifeng Hu^†, He Shan^†, Ruzhu Wang

National Science Review [Invited] | 2025

† Equal contribution

Switchable multicyclic adsorption-based atmospheric water harvesting with solar and radiative sky cooling thermal concentration and heat pumps

Primoz Poredos, He Shan, Zhao Shao, Fangfang Deng, Eva Zavrl, Tej Zizak, Ciril Arkar, Pero Gataric, Ruzhu Wang

Energy | 2025

The potential of waste heat utilization in solar multistage membrane distillation: An alternative to PV + RO systems?

Primoz Poredos, Jintong Gao, Abdallah Y.M. Ali, He Shan, Zhenyuan Xu, Eva Zavrl, Tej Zizak, Dejan J. Trajkovski, Ciril Arkar, Ruzhu Wang

Energy Conversion and Management | 2025

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

Xinge Yang, Zhihui Chen, Chengjie Xiang, He Shan, Ruzhu Wang

Nature Communications [Highlighted] | 2024

Hygroscopic salt-embedded composite materials for sorption-based atmospheric water harvesting

He Shan, Primoz Poredos, Zhihui Chen, Xinge Yang, Zhanyu Ye, Zhifeng Hu, Ruzhu Wang, Swee Ching Tan

Nature Reviews Materials | 2024

Integrating rooftop agriculture and atmospheric water harvesting for water-food production based on hygroscopic manganese complex

He Shan, Primoz Poredos, Hao Qu, Xinge Yang, Mengjuan Zhou, Lulu Bai, Jiadong Shi, Wenshuai Chen, Ruzhu Wang, Swee Ching Tan

Advanced Functional Materials | 2024

Quick evaluation and regulation of the maximum instantaneous power and matching resistance for droplet-based electricity generators

Zhifeng Hu, Huamei Zhong, He Shan, Ruzhu Wang

Nano Research | 2024

Radiative sky cooling thermal concentration with cooling power exceeding one kw per square meter

Primoz Poredos, He Shan, Chenxi Wang, Zhihui Chen, Zhao Shao, Fangfang Deng, Haoran Liu, Jiaqi Yu, Ruzhu Wang

Energy & Environmental Science | 2024

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

Primoz Poredos^†, Jintong Gao^†, He Shan^†, Jie Yu, Zhao Shao, Zhenyuan Xu, Ruzhu Wang

Nature Communications | 2024

† Equal contribution

Understanding and utilizing droplet impact on superhydrophobic surfaces: phenomena, mechanisms, regulations, applications, and beyond

Zhifeng Hu, Fuqiang Chu, He Shan, Xiaomin Wu, Zhichao Dong, Ruzhu Wang

Advanced Materials | 2024

A hygroscopic composite backplate enabling passive cooling of photovoltaic panels

Zhenpeng Li, Tao Ma, Fan Ji, He Shan, Yanjun Dai, Ruzhu Wang

ACS Energy Letters | 2023

All-day multicyclic atmospheric water harvesting enabled by polyelectrolyte hydrogel with hybrid desorption mode

He Shan, Primoz Poredos, Zhanyu Ye, Hao Qu, Yaoxin Zhang, Mengjuan Zhou, Ruzhu Wang, Swee Ching Tan

Advanced Materials | 2023

Atmospheric water harvesting with scale-up potentials using natural sunlight and passive cooling

Chunfeng Li, Quanwen Pan, Wenjun Ying, He Shan, Ruzhu Wang, Hua Zhang, Jiayun Wang

Natural Sciences | 2023

Harvesting thermal energy and freshwater from air through sorption thermal battery enabled by polyzwitterionic gel

He Shan, Ziya Zeng, Xinge Yang, Primoz Poredos, Jie Yu, Zhihui Chen, Ruzhu Wang

ACS Energy Letters | 2023

Improving solar water harvesting via airflow restructuring using 3D vapor generator

He Shan, Zhanyu Ye, Jie Yu, Ruzhu Wang, Zhenyuan Xu

Device | 2023

Perspectives for urban microenvironment sustainability enabled by decentralized water-energy-food harvesting

He Shan, Primoz Poredos, Hao Zou, Haotian Lv, Ruzhu Wang

Energy | 2023

Solar evaporation with solute replacement towards real-world applications

Zhenyuan Xu, Jie Yu, He Shan, Jiebing Wang, Jintong Gao, Zhanyu Ye, Ruzhu Wang

Energy & Environmental Science | 2023

An encapsulation protocol of salt-based composite sorbents for atmospheric water harvesting

He Shan, Quanwen Pan, Chunfeng Li, Ruzhu Wang

STAR Protocols | 2022

Dehumidification with solid hygroscopic sorbents for low-carbon air conditioning

Primoz Poredos^†, He Shan^†, Ruzhu Wang

Joule | 2022

† Equal contribution

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

He Shan, Chunfeng Li, Zhihui Chen, Wenjun Ying, Primoz Poredos, Zhanyu Ye, Quanwen Pan, Jiayun Wang, Ruzhu Wang

Nature Communications | 2022

Heat recovery for adsorption refrigeration system via pinch technology

Quanwen Pan, He Shan, Zacharie Tamainot-Telto, Ruzhu Wang

Journal of Thermal Science | 2022

Sustainable water generation: grand challenges in continuous atmospheric water harvesting

Primoz Poredos, He Shan, Chenxi Wang, Fangfang Deng, Ruzhu Wang

Energy & Environmental Science | 2022

A vapor compression-adsorption thermal management system for electric vehicle: Concept and working fluid pairs

Quanwen Pan, He Shan, Haoran Liu, Ruzhu Wang

Energy Conversion and Management | 2021

High-yield solar-driven atmospheric water harvesting with ultra-high salt content composites encapsulated in porous membrane

He Shan, Quanwen Pan, Chengjie Xiang, Primoz Poredos, Qiuming Ma, Zhanyu Ye, Guodong Hou, Ruzhu Wang

Cell Reports Physical Science | 2021