November 24, 2008

Water from fresh air

Water is simply one of the things that we cannot live without and yet there are shortages and contaminations every now and then, which without even thinking about the horror of what happens in the third world.

However, according to a group of eco researchers from Canada, this does not have to be the case and their invention could be set to change the entire world if the Water Mill from Element Four is anything to go on.

Their device can produce fresh and clean drinking water, which has been plucked from the air. This device is around three feet wide and works by drawing in air from its surroundings, this goes through a series of filters before cooling it down.

This forms dew, which is collected and filtered again to ensure cleanliness. The final result is pure drinking water, exactly how much water this machine can produce is not yet known, but I am guessing that the more humidity there is the more water that can be produced.

Source [Guardian]