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"In the dry, desert air of Las Vegas, it seems strange to be talking about a
plentiful source of water all around us.
Southern Nevada is in the grip of one of the worst droughts it has experienced
in recorded history, leading to water shortages and restrictions on use. So, in
water-stressed areas such as this, the prospect of wringing water from thin air
is an appealing prospect. And it is exactly what Cody Friesen is trying to do.
Friesen, an associate professor of materials science at Arizona State
University, has developed a solar-powered hydropanel that can absorb water
vapour at high volumes when exposed to sunlight.
It is a modern-day twist on an approach been used for centuries to pull water
from the atmosphere, such as using trees or nets to "catch" fog in Peru, a
practice that dates back to the 1500s and is still being used today.
Amid the flashy transparent televisions and electric vehicles at the Consumer
Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas in January, there were a few start-ups
claiming to have new ways of exploiting this ancient, and often overlooked
source of clean drinking water. And with the help of artificial intelligence,
they're finding ways of pulling even more water out of the air."
Via
Future Crunch:
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Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
