MIT engineers have developed a new, rapid method for extracting clean drinking water from sponge-like atmospheric water harvesting (AWH) materials. Standard AWH systems rely on sorbents — materials ...

A type of prototype water harvester promises to be simpler and more efficient than traditional variations of the device at pulling drinking water from the air. A new type of prototype water harvester ...

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We are surrounded by water, yet fresh drinking water is always an issue. This is because more than 97% of the earth's water ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) – In response to recent natural disasters that have left millions of Texans without water for extended periods, a University of Texas at Austin researcher was motivated to innovate a ...

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 ...

Many homes suffer from hard water due to a high concentration of minerals present, like iron, calcium, and magnesium. This excess leads to various plumbing and health problems, including mineral ...

Victoria Ou and Justin Huang, both 17, won $50,000 for their microplastic filtration device. They tested a new technique using ultrasound to filter microplastics from water. They hope to scale their ...