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Device that can extract 1,000 liters of clean water a day from desert air revealed by 2025 Nobel Prize winner (www.tomshardware.com)
submitted 1 day ago by Innerworld@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/59925291

The system can function in air with 20% humidity or less. But these 1,000 liter a day machines are not small, at around shipping container size.

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[–] Danquebec@sh.itjust.works 1 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

Considering the amount of water it produces, I imagine it would be a community rather than an individual that buys it.

[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 2 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Frankly, I was imagining ultra-wealthy preppers. 1000 liters is less than the average household uses per day in the US, according to the most commonly repeated stat. That feels wildly inflated, but I have nothing to dispute it with other than my own household usage, which is far lower.

[–] Danquebec@sh.itjust.works 2 points 12 hours ago

Yea it seems like a lot! But I assume it would be for communities that are already in the desert, they're manageing with water, but barely, and one or two of these machines would help rounding things.