Science Daily  August 16, 2023 An international team of researchers (Switzerland, Germany, USA – UC Berkeley) has demonstrated a rationally designed system that can capture fog at high efficiency while simultaneously degrading organic pollutants. Their design consists of a wire mesh coated with anatase titanium dioxide nanoparticles embedded in a polymer matrix. Once activated by sunlight, the photoactive titanium dioxide layer decomposed organic molecules such as diesel, even in the absence of sunlight. The wettability of the mesh surface was engineered to enhance water extraction. In outdoor tests, the device could maintain a good fog harvesting performance as well as […]