Scientists have invented a device that can extract drinking water from thin air using an innovative fin-like system. The device could help meet the growing global demand for potable water by ...

The gel material is cheap to make, and a single kilogram can produce liters of water in seemingly dry conditions. Reading time 4 minutes As the world becomes increasingly hot, fresh and clean water is ...

Engineers find the hydrogel polyethylene glycol (PEG) doubles its water absorption as temperatures climb from 25 to 50 C, and could be useful for passive cooling or water harvesting in warm climates.

The male desert sandgrouse might not be much to look at, but his belly feathers give him the unique ability to absorb and carry water. Researchers have, for the first time, closely examined the ...

Plants may have no muscles, but they can grow upwards against the strain of gravity and their roots can even shift soil and rocks – because their cells can absorb water to form strong structures. Now ...

DENVER (KDVR) — U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen and two other lawmakers are introducing a bill that would ban the sale of water beads marketed to kids, citing the toy’s danger. These toys are colorful, ...

Wellness Watch: The Risks Of Gel-Beads To Small Children Doctors are sounding the alarm about the dangers of the swallow risks of water-absorbing gel beads. They are commonly sold as sensory toys or ...

ORLANDO, Fla.—Water-absorbing beads have become increasingly hazardous to children over the past 10 years, as children who swallow the beads can experience life-threatening problems such as bowel ...

NEW JERSEY -- There is a new national push to ban water beads -- colorful, water-absorbing balls often marketed to children. In a news conference Monday, Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. of New Jersey ...

The latest chemistry news, including important research advances, business and policy trends, chemical safety practices, career guidance, and more. On a rooftop in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the device ...

The vast majority of absorbent materials will lose their ability to retain water as temperatures rise. This is why our skin starts to sweat and why plants dry out in the heat. Even materials that are ...