Climate change, population growth, conflict and humanitarian crises are putting increasing pressure on the world's water ...

A newly developed plastic material of the same type as is used in baby diapers can collect clean and safe drinking water from the air.

Refined wood, salt, sunlight, and artificial intelligence might soon deliver clean drinking water from thin air—even in the driest regions of the world. That’s the promise behind a new invention ...

Dr Derek Hao, from RMIT University, holds the team’s spongy wood-based composite material that can absorb water from the atmosphere. Engineers from Australia and China have invented a sponge-like ...

Solar water splitting is one of the most direct ways to produce green hydrogen using sunlight. However, most photocatalysts and photoelectrodes absorb only a limited portion of solar radiation, mainly ...

In a city, managing where rainwater or snow-melt goes is an immensely complex challenge. While grassy and planted areas can absorb water, impervious materials like concrete, asphalt, and roofing ...

The material at the heart of this technology is a blend of wood, lithium chloride, and a solar-absorbing surface made of carbon nanotubes. These ingredients form a strong, porous sponge that can ...