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Scientists unveil solar gel that pulls safe drinking water from desert air in extreme drought

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A solar-powered material developed by researchers at Stanford University and MIT may offer a remarkably cheap way to turn air into safe drinking water, even in some of the driest places on Earth. In a study published in the peer-reviewed journal Nature Communications, the researchers created an upgraded "hydrogel" by adding an anti-corrosion coating, which then draws moisture from the air and releases it as drinkable water. The hydrogel was desi…

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In areas where the nearest river is at walking hours, the solar hydrogel developed by Stanford researchers removes water directly from the air using only sunlight. The idea is not new, but what changed this time solves exactly the problem that made this technology impossible. As the hydrogel extracts water... The post Stanford researchers develop solar hydrogel capable of producing up to 2 liters of drinking water appeared first on The Antagonis…

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