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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 8 months ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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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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[–] 15 points 8 months ago (5 children)

shipping container size

That’s far smaller than I expected. I also don’t imagine it will be cheap. If they manage to make it less than $100,000 then I’ll be baffled. Less than $500,000 and I’ll be excited for the possibilities in my lifetime.

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

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

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    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.

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