In a leap toward sustainable desalination, researchers have created a solar-powered sponge-like aerogel that turns seawater ...

Most of Earth’s water is in the oceans and too salty to drink. Desalination plants can make seawater drinkable, but they ...

Researchers have developed a sponge-like material with long, microscopic air pockets that uses sunlight and a simple plastic ...

Sunlight’s electric field boosts water evaporation by breaking up molecule clusters at the surface. Hydrogels help form more ...

A small panel managed to extract a glassful of clean water from the bone-dry air of Death Valley in California, which ...

Heat waves are primarily caused by high-pressure systems that push warm air down onto an area and hold it there. During heat ...

After just six hours in natural sunlight, this simple system generated about “3 tablespoons” of fresh, drinkable water.

MIT engineers have created an atmospheric water harvester that can generate fresh water in any location, including extreme ...

A small wooden cube could soon be the only thing standing between you and a fresh glass of water. Scientists working at the Royal Melbourne … The post Researchers invented a device that pulls drinking ...

Concrete cracks are no small matter. Over time, these fractures can grow, letting in water, gas, and pollution.