Dynamic radiation thermal management: Mechanism, multi-band, multimode, and application

Special Topic: Intelligent Materials and Devices

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Issue		Natl Sci Open Volume 5, Number 1, 2026 Special Topic: Intelligent Materials and Devices


Article Number		20250052
Number of page(s)		38
Section		Materials Science
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1360/nso/20250052
Published online		28 December 2025

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