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Started from a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency - DARPA project to supply soldiers with safe drinking water sources in desert conditions, The University of Texas at Austin students Weixin Guan and Yaxuan Zhao created AirGel: a gel-based solar atmospheric water harvester. Using minimal power, it can generate 6-12 liters of water per square meter of material daily in low-humidity climates. Head over to our website to learn more about this Collegiate Inventors Competition® Finalist and rem