Researchers develop tillandsia-inspired hygroscopic photothermal organogels for atmospheric water harvesting
Wednesday, August 19, 2020 - 10:30
in Earth & Climate
As a typical representative of air plants, Tillandsia species can absorb moisture from the air with their leaves. Inspired by this hygroscopic foliage, Prof. Chen Tao's team at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), has developed a new type of hygroscopic photothermal organogel (POG).