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Light-as-a-Feather Nanomaterial Extracts Drinking Water From Air
- An international team led by UNSW engineered a calcium-intercalated graphene oxide aerogel capable of efficiently capturing potable water directly from atmospheric humidity.
- This technology emerged to address the global problem of 2.2 billion people lacking safe potable water amid sufficient atmospheric humidity.
- The nanomaterial rapidly absorbs water at a rate and capacity exceeding that of existing commercial products, thanks to a molecular synergy that enhances hydrogen bonding.
- Xiaojun Ren, first author, stated measuring water adsorption gave results greater than 'X+Y', illustrating the '1+1>2' effect from calcium intercalation.
- The system releases water at about 50°C requiring minimal energy, suggesting a scalable, sustainable solution for fresh water scarcity globally and in regional Australia.
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Featherweight material tackles global water scarcity
An international team of scientists has created an exceptionally lightweight nanomaterial that can efficiently extract significant amounts of clean drinking water from moisture in the air.The nanomaterial, a calcium-enhanced graphene oxide aerogel, adsorbs
Light-as-a-feather nanomaterial extracts drinking water from air
An international scientific collaboration has developed a novel nanomaterial to efficiently harvest clean drinking water from water vapor in the air. The nanomaterial can hold more than three times its weight in water and can achieve this far quicker than existing commercial technologies, features that enable its potential in direct applications for producing potable water from the air.
An international team of scientists developed an advanced nanomaterial capable of collecting potable water directly from the air, an innovation that could transform access to water in regions with low water infrastructure but high environmental humidity. The breakthrough was reported by the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and is the result of a collaboration between researchers from Australia, China, Japan, Singapore and India. Nanomaterial…
World, 26 June 2025 (ATB Digital). — Great scientific advances often start with a concern. This time, a group of experts from Australia, China, Japan, Singapore and India have wondered: How is it possible that there are 13 million gigalitres of water in the atmosphere, more than 2.2 billion people do not drink drinking water? That has been the starting gun for the interdisciplinary team.
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An international scientific collaboration has developed a novel nanomaterial to efficiently harvest clean drinking water from water vapor in the air. The nanomaterial can hold more than three times its weight in water and can achieve this far quicker than existing commercial technologies, features that enable its potential in direct applications for producing potable water […] The post Light-as-a-feather nanomaterial extracts drinking water from…
New certified reference materials improve the reliability of nanomaterial testing
The Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission has introduced two new certified reference materials, titanium dioxide and barium sulfate powders, to improve the accuracy and reliability of nanomaterial testing These materials will help laboratories across Europe align with regulatory requirements, especially in light of the European Commission’s updated definition of nanomaterial. Nanomaterials are materials containing particles with…
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