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- New copper-based material switches from hydrophobic to hydrophilic and backMost materials are either hydrophobic (repelling water) or hydrophilic (absorbing water like a sponge). For years, engineers have tried to create the ultimate material:…
- Capturing water from the air inspired by natureThe Dutch start-up Sponsh, a spin-off company of Eindhoven University of Technology, developed a temperature-sensitive smart textile that absorbs water from the air at…
- Solar steam generation system produces clean water from salt waterResearchers at Monash University in Australia developed a solar powered steam generation system that produces clean water from salty water with almost 100 per…
- Kaumera: from wastewater to raw materialEnergie- & Grondstoffenfabriek, an initiative of all Dutch water authorities, developed Kaumera, a raw material derived from wastewater. To show its versatility, 3 Dutch…
- Concrete clothConcrete Canvas have developed a ground breaking material technology called Concrete Cloth that allows concrete to be used in a completely new way. Concrete…
- Using microbial cellulose as sustainable packaging materialFor her bachelor project at the Free University of Bolzano-Bozen in 2017, Italy-based designer Emma Sicher developed microbial cellulose made from fruits and vegetables…
- New MOF produces water from the air for Water Quality MonthToday marks the beginning of Water Quality Month, which focuses on, as the name implies, the quality of water. In many regions around the…
- Pulling Drinking Water Out of Thin AirA new material being developed by scientists at Harvard University could achieve the feat of creating harvesting drinking water literally out of the air.…
- Nature is a design toolThere is a beetle that can detect fire from 80 km away. That’s 10,000 times further than current fire detection systems. Spider web silk…
