New study details the design of materials that enable clean and sustainable water evaporation energy that can be harvested and efficiently converted into motion with the potential to power future ...

The bio-inspired solar evaporator, with an external photothermal layer and an internal water supply channel, enhances brine transport to form a porous salt shell that facilitates vapor release and ...

It’s a process so embedded in our daily lives that it’s easy to ignore. However, new research indicates there’s more to water evaporation than simply letting your towels dry in the sun after a day at ...

Engineers are developing a cutting-edge process that can reduce energy consumption and cost of water desalination. Vanderbilt researchers are part of a team that has developed a cutting-edge method ...

Tran’s research focuses on modifying the surface of water purification membranes to create a ‘non-stick’ coating that prevents or mitigates fouling caused by the aggregation of contaminants in the ...

NEW YORK, September 14, 2020 -- Water evaporation, as observed when a puddle of water disappears on a summer day, is a remarkably powerful process. If it were harnessed, the process could provide a ...