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MIT engineers developed an atmospheric water harvester that captures water vapor and produces safe drinking water across a range of relative humidities, including dry desert air.

The system runs entirely on its own, without a power source, unlike other designs that require batteries, solar panels, or electricity from the grid.

“This is just a proof-of-concept design, and there are a lot of things we can optimize,”

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[–] solo@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 month ago

Great points you made there.

I don't know much about the bacteria that could develop in stagnant water but it certainly sounds like something to keep an eye out in relation to how this project evolves.

And I edited the title to include the no electricity part you mentionned.