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

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

Ahh, summer, a time of vacations at the beach or mountains—and sky-high electricity bills as your air conditioner labors ...

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

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

Droughts are inevitable in the Southwest. Thankfully, a bio-inspired film has been engineered, which pulls gallons of water ...

Many emergency rooms see visits double that of the average day around the July 4th holiday. Burns and heat illness are most common.

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

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