Climate change, population growth, conflict and humanitarian crises are putting increasing pressure on the world's water ...

A newly developed plastic material of the same type as is used in baby diapers can collect clean and safe drinking water from the air.

Disposable diapers and agricultural water retention products rely on fossil-based superabsorbent polymers (SAP) that contribute to microplastic pollution and persistent plastic waste. Backed by over a ...

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Device Laboratory has developed a new material that boasts an unprecedented water absorption rate using natural water-absorbing materials and hydrogels.

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.

Building on over a decade of biomaterials research at VTT, Elea & Lili is commercialising a cellulose-based alternative to ...

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 ...