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  1. ArticlePassive Hydrogel Panel Extracts Drinking Water from Air — Even in DesertsMIT engineers have created a compact, window-sized device that passively extracts clean drinking water from the air — even in places as dry as…
  2. ArticleNew fibre-reinforced hydrogel is tougher than metalA hydrogel is a superabsorbent gel made of natural or synthetic polymers. They can absorb up to 99.5 per cent water in volume. Because…
  3. ArticleAlgae and hydrogel coated tiles to clean waterAn interdisciplinary team at the Bio-Integrated Design Lab at the Barlett School of Architecture designed leaf-inspired clay tiles that clean water thanks to algae…
  4. ArticleHarvesting fresh water from the sea with hydrogelResearchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) found a way to harvest water from the humid air over water surfaces using a water-absorbing…
  5. ArticleHydrogel structures to cool coral reefsDesigner Sunny Lustov designed cooling underwater structures to safeguard coral reefs from the escalating threat of rising temperatures, made of biocompatible hydrogel. Called NEREID,…