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Daniel J. Preston
Researcher at Rice University
Publications - 95
Citations - 3375
Daniel J. Preston is an academic researcher from Rice University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Condensation. The author has an hindex of 22, co-authored 67 publications receiving 2181 citations. Previous affiliations of Daniel J. Preston include Massachusetts Institute of Technology & University of Alabama.
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Nanoengineered materials for liquid–vapour phase-change heat transfer
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present an overview of the surface, thermal and material science to illustrate how new materials and designs can improve boiling and condensation, and focus on nanoengineered materials, with emphasis on further improving the heat-transfer performance and long-term robustness.
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A soft, bistable valve for autonomous control of soft actuators
Philipp Rothemund,Alar Ainla,Lee Belding,Daniel J. Preston,Sarah Kurihara,Zhigang Suo,George M. Whitesides,George M. Whitesides +7 more
TL;DR: A soft, elastomeric valve that contains a bistable membrane, which acts as a mechanical “switch” to control air flow, enables a gripper to grasp a ball autonomously and autonomous earthworm-like locomotion using an air source of constant pressure.
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Scalable Graphene Coatings for Enhanced Condensation Heat Transfer
TL;DR: The effectiveness of ultrathin scalable chemical vapor deposited (CVD) graphene coatings to promote dropwise condensation while offering robust chemical stability and maintaining low thermal resistance is shown.
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Electrostatic charging of jumping droplets
TL;DR: In this article, the authors used electric fields to quantify the charge on the droplets and identified the mechanism for the charge accumulation, which is associated with the formation of the electric double layer at the droplet-surface interface.
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Jumping-droplet electrostatic energy harvesting
TL;DR: In this paper, a jumping-droplet electrostatic energy harvesting platform was proposed for atmospheric energy harvesting and electric power generation using superhydrophobic copper oxide and hydrophilic copper surfaces.