Researchers in the US have designed a sustainable polymer gel that can harvest large quantities of water from the surrounding air, even in low-humidity conditions. Created by Youhong Guo and ...

Once it is ready, the gel is able to produce roughly 1.5 gallons of water a day in environments with less than 15% relative humidity. Most homes ideally sit at a range of 30% to 50% relative humidity.

Researchers have developed a new technique for creating devices out of a water-based hydrogel material that can be patterned, folded and used to manipulate objects. The technique holds promise for ...

“The Kansas Arbuckle Formation: Performance Evaluation and Lessons Learned from More Than 200 Polymer-Gel Water-Shutoff Treatments,” Paper No. SPE 94096, SPE Production and Operations ...

The substances behind the slimy strings from okra and the gel from fenugreek seeds could trap microplastics better than a commonly used synthetic polymer. Previously, researchers proposed using ...

Hydrogels are translucent, squishy polymers that resemble tissues by holding large amounts of water within an interlocked molecular network. A team led by RIKEN researchers has developed a way to ...

As they report in the journal Angewandte Chemie, their technique results in extensive interpenetration of the cartilage's natural biopolymer network with the synthetic polymer network.