Weixin Guan and Yaxuan Zhao,
@UTAustin materials science and engineering graduate students, won the 2025 Collegiate Inventors Competition graduate category with their invention called AirGel, a solar-powered device that captures moisture in the air and releases it as water. The duo marks UTās first graduate win since the competitionās inception in 1990, earning $10,000 and a patent acceleration certificate as they aim to combat water scarcity problems worldwide.
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