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"Self-Filling" Biking Bottle Pulls Water Out of Thin Air

posted by takyon on Friday July 31 2015, @06:12AM   Printer-friendly
from the no-sweat dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

Biking cross-country through rough terrain may mean that access to fresh, drinkable water may be limited. But what if there was a device that could "pull" moisture from the air and transform it into drinking water? That's the idea behind Austrian designer Kristof Retezár's Fontus, a "self-filling" water bottle that can make water out of thin air.

The solar-powered bike accessory uses a Peltier Element to generate water. It's essentially a cooler with two chambers that facilitates condensation, and takes in air as the bike moves, which is then slowed and cooled down by barriers that allows it to condense and form water, which is channelled and collected in the bottle.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 31 2015, @08:49AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 31 2015, @08:49AM (#216217)

    well, with humidity at 50% it's not extraordinary. 50% at 20 C is at the upper limit of pleasant, any higher and it's "humid" (at least that's about what my thermometer says).
    in any case, it would be a great thing to have, I'm not complaining.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 31 2015, @02:37PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 31 2015, @02:37PM (#216325)
    From where I am sitting, its low. It is currently 28C (83F) and 80% humidity outside. My normal bike commute is closer to 23C/73F and 98% humidity. More water would help.