Tuning Radiative Properties of Multiscale Porous Transparent Silica Aerogels for Efficient Solar Interfacial Evaporation (Adv. Funct. Mater. 27/2026)

Solar Interfacial Evaporation The cover illustrates a greenhouse-selective, transparent silica aerogel used as an optical and thermal management cover for solar interfacial evaporation. Sunlight is transmitted through the aerogel, while the infrared thermal radiation emitted from the hot interface is effectively suppressed, thereby reducing radiative heat loss. The magnified inset highlights the porous pearl-chain nanostructure of the silica aerogel, in which minimized nanoscale scattering centers ensure low light scattering and high transmittance, ultimately enhancing the solar evaporation performance. More information can be found in the Research Article by Shuai Deng, Meng Lin, and co-workers (10.1002/adfm.202528287).