These advances in water-absorbing materials partly spurred the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to commit $45 million to six projects in the Atmospheric Water Extraction ...

Materials that are good at absorbing energy during mechanical impacts have a wide range of applications from military body armour to dampening industrial vibration. In state-of-the-art systems, these ...

As the material absorbs water vapor, it can swell to make room for more moisture. Even in very dry conditions, with 30 percent relative humidity, the material can pull vapor from the air and hold ...

The material doubles its water absorption as temperatures climb from 25 to 50 degrees Celsius (77 to 122 degrees Fahrenheit), the team reports. PEG's resilience stems from a heat-triggering ...

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 ...

A new material can convert water into steam with sunlight alone, ... It is 99 percent efficient at absorbing light in the visible spectrum and parts of the infrared spectrum, ...