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Nanofluids, the fluid suspensions of nanomaterials, have shown many interesting properties, and the distinctive features that offer unprecedented potential for many applications in industry as well as research. This paper summarizes the recent progress on the study of nanofluids, such as the preparation methods, the evaluation methods for the stability of nanofluids, and the ways to enhance the stability for nanofluids, the stability mechanisms of nanofluids, and presents the broad range of current and future applications in various fields which includes energy and mechanical and biomedical fields. At last, the report identifies the opportunities for future research. Nanofluids as a kind of new engineering material consisting of nanometer-sized additives and base fluids that have attracted great attention of researchers for its superior thermal properties and many potential applications. Many researches on nanofluids were investigated and especially some interesting phenomena, new experimental results and theoretical study on nanofluids, in which consistent and inconsistent even contrary conclusions were reported, have been presented in literature.