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Scientists achieve breakthrough that may revolutionize access to clean water: 'A significant step toward providing new resources and possibilities'

Noah Jampol
Fri, November 22, 2024 at 4:45 AM CST
3 min read

Scientists recently achieved a breakthrough in atmospheric water harvesting that they say could generate a gallon of water per day from dry Las Vegas air using nothing more than a square meter — about 3 square feet — of space. In more humid places, they say they could create a remarkable three times more.

"This whole idea seemed like science fiction, but this is possible, and we're actually doing it," said UNLV mechanical engineering professor H. Jeremy Cho, the research team leader, in a news release.

The journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences published the study. The researchers called it "a significant step toward providing new resources and possibilities to water-scarce regions."

The problem the researchers aim to address is an ongoing megadrought in the Southwest that threatens the water supply. Their goal was to create a system to transform water vapor in the air into a usable form of water even in low-humidity environments.

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https://www.yahoo.com/tech/scientists-achieve-breakthrough-may-revolutionize-104500403.html