New high-tech jacket pulls drinking water from thin air, researchers say
Marc Siegel reports on an interview with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr. and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin. Hikers, campers and other outdoor enthusiasts may benefit from new technology that uses a special textile to produce drinking water. (iStock)Zhao and fellow graduate researcher Weixin Guan won international innovation awards for the AirGel technology, which received a Patent Acceleration Certificate from the U.S. Teresa Mull is a freelance writer with the Lifestyle team at Fox News Digital.
- ▪Marc Siegel reports on an interview with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr. and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin.
- ▪Hikers, campers and other outdoor enthusiasts may benefit from new technology that uses a special textile to produce drinking water. (iStock)Zhao and fellow graduate researcher Weixin Guan won international innovation awards for the AirGel
- ▪Teresa Mull is a freelance writer with the Lifestyle team at Fox News Digital.
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Drinks New high-tech jacket pulls drinking water from thin air, researchers say AirGel fabric absorbs moisture from the air and releases it when heated by sunlight for collection By Teresa Mull Fox News Published June 26, 2026 1:17pm EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video Trump admin targets microplastics in food, water under MAHA agenda Fox News senior medical analyst Dr. Marc Siegel reports on an interview with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr. and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Engineers have developed a jacket capable of converting water vapor from the air into drinking water.
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