The eld of AWC for the purpose of human and animal consumption and for agricultural irrigation use is now set to be revolutionized, and is fueled by the rapidly increasing demands for water. It leverages the latest advancements and developments in the elds of material sciences and nanotechnology, more specically the applications of superhydrophilic wonder materials such as TiO2, which have the additional properties of acting as a photocatalytic decontaminant when properly applied to water treatment. These, combined with the opposite range of materials such as SiO2 with superhydrophobic properties, can further optimize the capturing yields signicantly.