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Textiles could make brine lithium extraction easier and faster
December 1st, 2023
Researchers liken their process to putting an evaporation pond on a string. Here, salts are forming on the surface of the strings. Researchers have demonstrated scalability through a 100-string setup. Image: Princeton University/Bumper DeJesus Lithium mining requires large amounts of land and time to extract the salts from briny water, but a collaboration between Princeton […]
Gel extracts water from air
August 1st, 2022
A sample of the new gel film, which can pull huge amounts of drinking water out of thin air. Photos: University of Texas at Austin Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have demonstrated a low-cost gel film that can pull many liters of water per day out of even very dry air. The […]