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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: 2) by Phoenix666 on Friday July 31 2015, @10:32AM

    by Phoenix666 (552) on Friday July 31 2015, @10:32AM (#216235) Journal

    I had read somewhere in the last couple of years that there are scientists who are trying to replicate the technique that the Namib Desert Beetle [asknature.org] uses to collect water from the morning dew. It does a handstand on top of dunes close to the ocean, and there are alternating strips of hydrophilic and hydrophobic material that channel condensation down to its mouth like lots of straws.

    It seems like it's one way California could address its drought. It does sit next to an ocean.

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  • (Score: 4, Funny) by Megahard on Friday July 31 2015, @02:32PM

    by Megahard (4782) on Friday July 31 2015, @02:32PM (#216322)

    And, a lot of Californians start their day by standing on their head.

  • (Score: 3, Funny) by Translation Error on Friday July 31 2015, @02:54PM

    by Translation Error (718) on Friday July 31 2015, @02:54PM (#216328)
    It'll certainly get some of our scientists more fit, though they'll need to be careful about falling over.