Wednesday, June 18, 2014

New device pulls water from thin air

A mat made of billions of carbon nanotubes can suck water out of thin air - even in the driest places on Earth. The advance, which takes a cue from the wings of the Namib Desert beetle, could one day help harvest much-needed water in the world's arid regions.

2 comments:

  1. JaredJune 18, 2014 at 5:47 AM

    only problem is the water is still coming from somewhere it could affect other places we dont know yet what could happen

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  2. AnonymousJune 18, 2014 at 5:48 AM

    Let's see.. By pulling water from the air in areas with barely any humidity, we would be depriving other things in the area from that already barely-existent water vapor? Nice one, comments section! Now finish my order of fries!

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