Youth Voice | Cai Yirui: Novel Membrane Material Addresses Freshwater Scarcity via Air-to-Water Tech
KABClub | 2026-01-20 16:39
At the 2025 Acceleration Week for Global Youth Development, Cai Yirui from Zhejiang University introduced her project Genesis Membrane – Harvesting Water from Air for Sustainable Development. The project has developed a novel membrane material capable of extracting drinkable water directly from the atmosphere without any energy consumption. It addresses the challenge of freshwater scarcity through an innovative fog-to-water conversion technology, providing a sustainable and energy-free solution for water access in remote and underdeveloped regions such as islands and reefs.(Camera: Gao Rongjian, He Yao; Editor: Wang Shuocheng, Zhang Minyu)