Could we drink water absorbed directly from the air?
In the second Future Here podcast episode, Dr Youhong Nancy Guo, a postdoctoral researcher at MIT discusses her team's research on super-absorbent hydrogels. These can absorb water directly from the surrounding air. These can help create clean, drinkable water in arid areas.
Dr Guo's team's research article was Nature Communications Top 25 Chemistry and Materials Sciences Articles of 2022
Dr Youhong Nancy Guo was chosen by Forbes for their 30 under 30: Science 2023 list.
Dr. Guo's personal website and CV.
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