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Design and modeling of area-enhanced, bi-porous, evaporative macrochannel for building facade cooling. 建筑立面增强型双孔蒸发大通道冷却设计与建模。

Npj thermal science and engineering Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2026-10-07 DOI: 10.1038/s44435-026-00021-6

Gautier Rouaze, Zhengmao Lu

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Ferroelectric nematic liquid crystals: temperature-tunable electrocaloric fluids with large strength at low fields. 铁电向列液晶：在低场下具有大强度的温度可调的电热流体。

Npj thermal science and engineering Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2026-10-07 DOI: 10.1038/s44435-026-00019-0

Diana I Nikolova, Rachel Tuffin, Mengfan Guo, Neil D Mathur, Xavier Moya, Peter Tipping, Richard J Mandle, Helen F Gleeson

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