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More than a third of the world’s population lives in drylands,     1     people are experiencing significant water shortages. Engineers and scientists at the University of Texas at Austin have developed a low-cost gel film (凝胶膜) that can pull water from the air in even the driest climate.     2     (previous), researchers have harvested fresh water from fog and dew, but that only serves areas with high humidity. In fact, this gel is a vast improvement from previous water harvesting technologies. Scientists are planning on making a thicker gel     3     will increase the yield, making this technology a practicable solution to drought.

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