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Spanish engineers extract drinking water from thin air

14 pointsby hassanahmadalmost 4 years ago

4 comments

cupcake-unicornalmost 4 years ago
Pretty clickbaity and sketcy they don't literally just use the word "dehumidifier" instead saying something fancy like "The machines use electricity to cool air until it condenses into water, harnessing the same effect that causes condensation in air-conditioning units". I guess the tech is more sophisticated but come on, this is crappy sensationalist reporting. "water from thin air" isn't magic or new tech.
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belteralmost 4 years ago
&quot;Atmospheric Water Generator&quot;<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Atmospheric_water_generator" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Atmospheric_water_generator</a><p>&quot;Air well (condenser)&quot;<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Air_well_(condenser)" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Air_well_(condenser)</a>
JohnWhighamalmost 4 years ago
This seems like something that would have been done in the early days of refrigeration and continuously iterated on. Is there some sort of gotcha with simply condensing water like this at scale?
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kingnothingalmost 4 years ago
So a dehumidifier.