New high-tech jacket pulls drinking water from thin air, researchers say

Engineers have developed a jacket capable of converting water vapor from the air into drinking water.

A team of University of Texas engineers developed the jacket as part of their broader invention, AirGel, a technology that uses hydrogel material and solar energy.

"Water scarcity threatens two-thirds of the global population, underscoring the urgent need for sustainable and accessible clean water solutions," the researchers wrote in a Science Advances report on their development of a field‑portable...