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Solar-Powered Gel Filters enough Clean Water to meet Daily Needs

Solar-powered gel filters enough clean water to meet daily needs
Researchers Néhémie Guillomaitre and Xiaohui Xu hold a sample of the solar absorber gel, which acts like a sponge to soak up clean water and filter out contaminants. Credit: Bumper DeJesus/Princeton University

Worldwide, over two billion people lack reliable access to clean water. And one potential solution for meeting that need works a lot like a sponge, soaking up clean water while leaving contaminants behind.

Researchers at Princeton University have developed the next generation of their solar absorber gel technology, a device that could be key to unlocking clean water access for people across the globe...

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