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Bug Inspires Self-Filling Bottle

Posted November 24, 2012 10:21 PM

From BBC News - Technology:

A US start-up aims to mimic a desert beetle to create a self-filling water bottle capable of drawing moisture from the air.

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11/26/2012 7:58 AM

excellent. If you can successfully introduce this in water-poor regions for water bottles, there should be a way to increase surface area for collection to supply (at least partially) livestock and agriculture, in spite of the article's pessimism on that score. Provided the area has adequate atmospheric moisture (which is a pre-requisite for condensation methods) this could make communities limited by local water supply more comfortable or survivable.

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