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Alphabet open sources low-cost device to make drinking water from air
- adrianvincent 5y agoIn a hypothetical situation where energy is not a limitation, would it be possible to generate the same amount of water that we currently use in the world only from atmospheric water generators?
- sc68cal 5y agoDesalination would be more effective, if energy is not a limitation.
- yetihehe 5y agoIf energy is not limitation, you can do almost anything you want, like making diamond, water and microprocessors from grass clippings. The water we currently use in the world IS coming in from air, it's called rain. There are rivers and lakes full of it. Precipitating it would just make it rain a little less.
- smnrchrds 5y agoTusken Raiders will be mad.
- foxyv 5y ago5 liters of water a day per panel. This would be really good for water resupply points on long trails. A tank, a couple panels, and you have a permanent water supply. That is, if you can keep jerks from shooting it...