Mohd Zaki, Syazwani (2026) Boiling water with sunlight? The cool science behind solar vapor generation. Boiling Water with Sunlight? The Cool Science Behind Solar Vapor Generation, 1 (1). 0-1. E-ISSN 3141-091X
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Abstract
Imagine this: you leave a bowl of seawater under the sun, and by evening, you’ve collected fresh, drinkable water, no fire, no electricity, just sunlight. Sounds like a survival trick from a sci-fi movie, right? Welcome to the fascinating world of Solar Vapor Generation (SVG) where researchers are literally turning sunlight into steam. At its core, SVG is a clever twist on an age-old process: evaporation. Instead of waiting for the sun to slowly warm a whole body of water, engineers have found ways to focus the heat right where it’s needed at the surface. Using special light-absorbing materials, sunlight is captured and converted directly into thermal energy, which vaporises water almost instantly. It’s evaporation on steroids, clean, fast, and surprisingly efficient.
| Item Type: | Article (Bulletin) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Solar Vapor Generation, Harnessing Sunlight, Hydrogel |
| Subjects: | T Technology > T Technology (General) > T173.2 Technological change T Technology > TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering |
| Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button): | Kulliyyah of Engineering > Department of Manufacturing and Materials Engineering |
| Depositing User: | Dr Syazwani Mohd Zaki |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Jul 2026 07:38 |
| Last Update: | 18 Jul 2026 07:39 |
| Queue Number: | 2026-07-Q4162 |
| URI: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/128098 |
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