A porous hydro-sponge made from natural materials efficiently extracts clean water from air using only sunlight.

and a key driver is the "expanding atmospheric sponge"—the growing ability of the atmosphere to evaporate, absorb and release 7% more water for every degree Celsius the planet warms, researchers ...

Students watch an animation to help understand why some materials absorb water better than others. Students apply what they learned to better understand why a towel and a sponge are good absorbers.

Sponge cities' promotes urban resilience to climate change and we badly need initiatives like this in areas vulnerable to ...

Minecraft features the unique Sponge block, essential for removing water from large areas. Sponges, found in Ocean Monuments and dropped by Elder Guardians, can be dried using a furnace or by being ...

Authorities want to build a so called "sponge park," a natural green space ... through the ground naturally and be absorbed into the water table. The new landscaping is designed to ease the ...

Around the globe, hotter temperatures stoked by climate change are increasing the odds of both severe drought and heavier ...

New York City experienced record rainfall last week, prompting officials to declare a state of emergency due to mass flooding. Extreme rainfall events like this will likely become more common as ...

allowing urban areas to "absorb, store, and purify rainwater, much like a sponge soaks up water". They deploy various green infrastructure techniques, including permeable pavements, green roofs ...

Nanosponges are highly porous nanostructured materials with a sponge-like morphology. They are typically composed of a three ... Nanosponges can be used as efficient adsorbents for the removal of ...

This next phase aims to test the hypothesis that seaweed grown in polluted water absorbs higher concentrations of minerals due to the ‘sponge’ effect, potentially making it a viable tool for ...