Harvesting Water from Dew

Written by Earthship Biotecture Sunday, 11 July 2010 01:02

We found this article over at inhabitat.com.

Beetle-Inspired Bottle Harvests Drinking Water From Thin Air

dew bank, water, fog, beetle, harvesting, collecting, desert, nomad, eco, green, sustainable, design, IDEA Awards, biomimicry, water bottle

For over one hundred years, scientists and engineers have been studying ways to effectivelyharvest fog as a source of water in arid regions. Although some of these man-made systems have proved useful, the plants and insects that inhabit deserts are far more efficient dew collectors. One ingenious bug known as the “fog beetle” collects drinking water by perching in an opportune position that allows dew droplets to collect in ridges on its back. Seeing this, designer Pak Kitae developed an ingenious biomimicking Dew Bank bottle that could provide hydration to millions ofpeople that lack accessible drinking water.

read the rest of the article at inhabitat.com.

Discuss (3 posts)

Fredd

Harvesting Water from Dew
Jul 12 2010 21:30:29

This is great, I always wondered if condensation could be effectively harvested. You could use this in a re-greening effort also, providing hydration to plants in desert areas, expanding habitat and water holding capacity.

#4802

Psycho

Harvesting Water from Dew
Jul 13 2010 07:54:15

A time honored survival technique is to use your clothes (or a towel, or whatever) to sop up dew from the grass in the morning, and wring it out into a bottle or canteen. You'd be surprised at how much you can collect very quickly if conditions are right.

#4807

steph

Harvesting Water from Dew
Aug 09 2010 13:59:09

this wont be bad...you know...for the earth?