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Penn Engineers Discover a New Class of Materials That Passively Harvest Water from Air

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Submitted ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨kinther@lemmy.world⁩ to ⁨technology@lemmy.world⁩

https://blog.seas.upenn.edu/penn-engineers-discover-a-new-class-of-materials-that-passively-harvest-water-from-air/

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  • db2@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Cool, just have to go to Tosche Station to pick up some power converters first.

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    • homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      You can waste time with your friends when your chores are done.

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    • heatermcteets@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      archive.org/details/swgrap

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  • Endmaker@ani.social ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    pull water from the air, collect it in pores and release it onto surfaces without the need for any external energy

    If this is legit, it’s going to be revolutionary.

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    • kinther@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Yeah that was my thought too. I hope it makes it to actual use cases and not just lab proof of concept.

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    • FMT99@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Yeah now we can industrially extract all the remaining water from the air as well as the ground.

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      • Jimbabwe@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        You realize the amount of water is constant, right?

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  • MTK@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Recently I found a new class of passive water aggregators in my snack. I call it ,“DO NOT EAT, SILICA”

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  • satanmat@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I have a long distance call from Arakis, the Fremen are on line 1…

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  • FreeBooteR69@lemmy.ca ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Stillsuits incoming.

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  • Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Please, the stretchy part of my sweatshirt sleeves have done this for years.

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  • BotsRuinedEverything@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    So, trees with more steps?

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    • Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Trees harvest it from the ground, not the air.

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      • BotsRuinedEverything@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Trees absorb MOST of their water through the soil, but are absolutely capable of absorbing water directly into their leaves. Google “Foliar uptake”

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  • match@pawb.social ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fog_collection ?

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    • Scolding7300@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I’d recommend reading the article before trying to make a comparison.

      When water condenses on surfaces, it usually requires either a drop in temperature or very high humidity levels. Conventional water harvesting methods rely on these principles, often requiring energy input to chill surfaces or a dense fog to form to collect water passively from humid environments. But Lee and Patel’s system works differently.

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      • match@pawb.social ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Isorhermal (unpowered) water condensation from capillary action isn’t the interesting part, (and the article title doesn’t really make that clear), but the potential ease of water extraction after condensation is interesting - and the original paper makes it clear in the discussion that that part isn’t done yet and isn’t guaranteed

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