Omar Yaghi thinks crystals with gaps that capture moisture could bring technology from “Dune” to the arid parts of Earth.

Engineers from Australia and China have invented a sponge-like device that captures water from thin air and then releases it in a cup using the sun's energy, even in low humidity where other ...

A type of prototype water harvester promises to be simpler and more efficient than traditional variations of the device at pulling drinking water from the air. A new type of prototype water harvester ...

Even in the most speculative reaches of science fiction, there is no escaping humanity’s dependence on liquid water. Luke Skywalker, the hero of the original “Star Wars” trilogy, grows up on his uncle ...

A new device cuts down the time it takes to harvest water from the atmosphere from days to minutes, MIT researchers say.

With little more than a coat of paint, buildings could soon make the air around them cooler and harvest gallons of water directly from the atmosphere. Researchers at the University of Sydney in ...

A researcher from Turkey’s Tarsus University has investigated eight different configurations of PV-supported hybrid atmospheric water harvesting (AWH) systems. AWH systems extract water vapor from the ...

On a hot summer day, rooftops shimmer in the sunlight, blasting heat into houses and streets. But that might change thanks to a paint-like coating developed by the University of Sydney that can cool ...

Mechanical engineers Nathan Ortiz, left, and Professor Sameer Rao of the University of Utah describe a device they developed that draws fresh water from the atmosphere. Earth’s atmosphere holds an ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A new type of prototype water harvester promises to be simpler and more efficient than traditional variations of the device at pulling drinking water from the air, a new study ...