Yes. You read that right. Humanity has invented powdered water.
It goes by the name of Solid Rain and is a polymer capable of absorbing huge amounts of water, transforming into a gel-like substance in the process. Just picture an industrial-grade baby diaper and imagine it being placed across acres and acres of soil.
Solid Rain is used to store and release water for crops in arid regions. As the article boasts: "The water is then retained for up to a year, and it will not evaporate, run off into the soil or go anywhere until it’s consumed by a plant’s roots."
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