New material provides clean water and electricity using nothing but the Sun The material isn't especially efficient, but improvements should be possible.

"At first we doubted our observations." Scientists stumble upon mind-blowing material that can produce water from thin air: 'Never been seen before' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Every year, the textile industry uses 1.3 trillion gallons of water to dye garments – enough to fill 2 million Olympic-sized swimming pools. Most of this water, loaded with harmful chemicals and ...