Bug inspires self-filling bottle

[bbc]

[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20465982#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa[/url]

[Cush]

[quote]NBD Nano aims to mimic the way a beetle survives in an African desert to create a self-filling water bottle capable of storing up to three litres every hour.[/quote]

Holy crap 3 litres/hour? Imagine if they were able to deploy larger versions around third world countries, they could sustain entire families/villages just from moisture in the air.

[lulzlalz]

I want one in 20-ounce form.

[Map in a box]

[QUOTE=Cushie;38563676]Holy crap 3 litres/hour? Imagine if they were able to deploy larger versions around third world countries, they could sustain entire families/villages just from moisture in the air.[/QUOTE]

But then wouldn't it get drier and drier? Unless I'm missing something

[scout1]

[QUOTE=Cushie;38563676]Holy crap 3 litres/hour? Imagine if they were able to deploy larger versions around third world countries, they could sustain entire families/villages just from moisture in the air.[/QUOTE]

[quote]NBD Nano's prototype seems to be more energy-efficient, but it still would not be able to satisfy the needs of an entire community, Erik Harvey from WaterAid charity told the BBC.[/quote]

[CMX]

Instantly thought of one of these:
[img]http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4002/4288855849_79d4f71911.jpg[/img]

I would also like to know how michigan and the surrounding states on their map are "water stressed". We have the largest freshwater lakes on the planet around us.

[Computermaster]

Self filling bottle?

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/cNAur.png[/IMG]

Nurelion would be proud.

[scout1]

[QUOTE=Cmx;38566207]Instantly thought of one of these:
[img]http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4002/4288855849_79d4f71911.jpg[/img]

I would also like to know how michigan and the surrounding states on their map are "water stressed". We have the largest freshwater lakes on the planet around us.[/QUOTE]

Press the button above it that says managed

[Snickerdoodle]

[QUOTE]Using nature as an inspiration for technology, known as biomimicry, is increasingly widespread.[/QUOTE]

We'd be fucked if animals thought more like Apple.

[ironman17]

[QUOTE=Cmx;38566207]Instantly thought of one of these:
[img]http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4002/4288855849_79d4f71911.jpg[/img]

I would also like to know how michigan and the surrounding states on their map are "water stressed". We have the largest freshwater lakes on the planet around us.[/QUOTE]
I was just about to say "Can you say moisture vaporators?"

Also this is some neat tech here; if done right in the right areas, it could help bring clean water to third-world villages. If and when we develop a large-scale moisture vaporator, CharityWater would probably be all over the purchase and distribution.

[xianlee]

Nature is awesome, if your in the UK I highly recommend watching this series, you might know about it already but its still interesting none-the less

[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01p22jl/Richard_Hammonds_Miracles_of_Nature_SuperPowers/[/url]

[aznz888]

[QUOTE=Map in a box;38565827]But then wouldn't it get drier and drier? Unless I'm missing something[/QUOTE]

It would, yes, but the winds bring in moisture all the time. "Dry" air would simply get diffused out with "Wet" air and it would balance out.

[SuPeR_MaN]

Didn't realize natural water was quite scarce in most of Europe
[img]http://www.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi/world/10/water_maps/img/water_natural_624.jpg[/img]

[simkas]

Aren't there already machines that can generate water from air? Isn't this just the thing they're talking about, but already purchasable and usable: [url]http://www.ecoloblue.com/[/url]
Or is it just about some more cost-effective and cheaper way to do it?

[Deunan]

[QUOTE=Map in a box;38565827]But then wouldn't it get drier and drier? Unless I'm missing something[/QUOTE]

Depends on how the water gets spent mostly. But it shouldn't really cause problems.