Laser-engraved channel networks on hardened cement paste enable rapid, directed capillary fluid propagation, achieving up to 10-fold greater wetted area, 180-fold better wetting efficiency, and up to 1.8°C cooler surfaces than untreated controls.
Evaporative cooling of façades with cement-based architected materials: opportunities, challenges, and what we can learn from nature
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Laser-Architected Surface Wetting
Laser-engraved channel networks on hardened cement paste enable rapid, directed capillary fluid propagation, achieving up to 10-fold greater wetted area, 180-fold better wetting efficiency, and up to 1.8°C cooler surfaces than untreated controls.