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This material makes drinking water in the desert - here's how

New material can absorb water from even very dry air, could be used to generate drinking water in deserts and other arid regions.

This new material can absorb water from very dry air and could be used to generate drinking water in deserts and other arid regions. Image: Pexels/Pixabay

Jennifer Chu
News Writer, MIT News Office
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