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Capture fog for clean water

Addressing the global water crisis requires technologies suited to harvest alternative sources of freshwater. Now, a bifunctional fog harvester offers a promising avenue for concurrent water collection and decontamination.

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Fig. 1: Fog mesh for freshwater harvesting.

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Gao, S., Wang, Z. Capture fog for clean water. Nat Sustain 6, 1514–1515 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-023-01209-2

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