Scientists Create 'Dry Water'

It may sound like a contradiction in terms, but scientists have created 'dry water.' The substance resembles powdered sugar and could revolutionise the way chemicals are used. Each particle of dry water contains a water droplet surrounded by a sandy silica coating. In fact, 95 per cent of dry water is 'wet' water.

Scientists from the University of Liverpool, England, believe dry water could be used to combat global warming by soaking up and trapping the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide. Tests show that dry water is more than three times better at absorbing carbon dioxide than ordinary water.