UC Berkeley chemist Omar Yaghi won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for research that his Irvine startup Atoco is commercializing into atmospheric water harvesters.

The technology extracts water from air without electricity, targeting data centers strained by the AI boom and communities in drought-afflicted regions worldwide.

Atoco will begin taking orders in late 2026 for units producing nearly 265 gallons daily as half the world’s population experiences water scarcity.

Professor Omar Yaghi won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for a scientific breakthrough that his startup is now on the verge of commercializing. Its technology harvests water from the atmosphere in an increasingly arid world, with the global recognition set to give it a boost.

“He has always been highly regarded

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