Most of Earth’s water is in the oceans and too salty to drink. Desalination plants can make seawater drinkable, but they ...

Researchers developed a sponge-like material with long, microscopic air pockets that uses sunlight and a simple plastic cover ...

Surfers are used to getting mouthfuls of saltwater.

Caption: A custom-made setup removes salt from seawater in natural sunlight, using a beaker of seawater, a black piece of aerogel, and a curved plastic cap that drips into a funnel and beaker.

After just six hours in natural sunlight, this simple system generated about “3 tablespoons” of fresh, drinkable water.

In these turbulent times for the UK economy, a growing number of people are looking for ways to protect their savings. And ...

By Stef Verhagen Imagine turning seawater into safe drinking water using only sunlight and a sponge-like material. Sounds ...