During testing, the hydrogel — made with a moisture-absorbing salt and a polymer commonly found in diapers — produced up to ...

Scientists in recent years have sought to efficiently draw moisture from ambient air and condense it into potable water using ...

Omar Yaghi thinks crystals with gaps that capture moisture could bring technology from “Dune” to the arid parts of Earth. Omar Yaghi was a quiet child, diligent, unlikely to roughhouse with his nine ...

AI data centers face growing backlash over water use. Atmospheric water harvesting offers a new way to generate sustainable cooling water from air. Data centers in North America are running into ...

Chemists at the University of Iowa have created a light-activated structure that captures and stores water from the air. The ...

MIT engineers have created an ultrasonic device that rapidly frees water from materials designed to absorb moisture from the air. Instead of waiting hours for heat to evaporate the trapped water, the ...

MIT researchers have found a way to use the mechanical vibrations of sound waves to shake water molecules free from a storage medium. The breakthrough significantly speeds up the process of harvesting ...

A hygroscopic paper produced on industrial papermaking equipment harvests drinking water from air continuously using sunlight, bridging the gap between laboratory sorbent materials and field ...

When the United States military deploys in support of combat operations, one thing that's vitally important is water. Every service member requires several liters of water each day, and it must be ...

The air quality of Delhi has worsened as the temperature drops further. By now, you must have heard how the hazardous air affects not just our lungs, but also our heart, brain, mental health, ...