Water Bottle Fills Itself From the Air

Water Bottle Fills Itself From the Air 173

Posted by samzenpus on Friday November 23, 2012 @01:02AM from the everything-is-wet dept.

mbstone writes "The Namib Desert Beetle generates water from water vapor via its shell, which has alternating hydrophilic and hydrophobic bumps which channel water droplets into its mouth. Scientists at MIT developed a self-filling water bottle using this technology, and have announced a contest for the best design of a countertop water-from-air generator."

Water Bottle Fills Itself From the Air

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Hydrophobic? (Score:3, Funny)

by drunkennewfiemidget ( 712572 ) writes: on Friday November 23, 2012 @01:10AM (#42071149)

I'm not hydrophobic, I have gay friends!

3L per square meter per hour @ 75 percent humidity (Score:5, Funny)

by zill ( 1690130 ) writes: on Friday November 23, 2012 @01:14AM (#42071173)

You know what they say, the bottle is half empty for pessimists and 1 year away from being full for an optimist.

the spice must flow (Score:2, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Friday November 23, 2012 @01:16AM (#42071185)

NBD Nano co-founder Deckard Sorensen wants this green technology available in all walks of life; installing it on people, cars, homes and anything else you can imagine.
Next stop stillsuits.

Water Vaporware (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Friday November 23, 2012 @01:29AM (#42071253)

Sounds like vaporware to me.

Re:Hydrophobic? (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Friday November 23, 2012 @01:37AM (#42071289)

I'm not hydrophobic, I have gay friends!
I'm not hydrophobic, some of my best friends are wet.

Re:Milsleading title (surprise!) (Score:5, Funny)

by John Bokma ( 834313 ) writes: on Friday November 23, 2012 @02:20AM (#42071457) Homepage

I guess your browser has HTTP_X_PREFIX_ARTICLE_TITLE set to "In the near future, it looks as if we'll have a ". I can see how that makes Slashdot more pleasant to read ;-)

Re:Hydrophobic? (Score:2, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Friday November 23, 2012 @02:40AM (#42071525)

Some of my best friends are wetbacks!

Re:Hydrophobic? (Score:5, Funny)

by joocemann ( 1273720 ) writes: on Friday November 23, 2012 @02:50AM (#42071555)

I'm just so thankful that god sent us this invention!

Re:3L per square meter per hour @ 75 percent humid (Score:5, Funny)

by Jorgensen ( 313325 ) writes: on Friday November 23, 2012 @03:36AM (#42071687) Homepage

50% or 50% empty is a misnomer. Let an engineer look at it, and he'll show you an over-engineered bottle!

Whisky version? (Score:4, Funny)

by Radak ( 126696 ) writes: on Friday November 23, 2012 @04:11AM (#42071821) Journal

Make one that does whisky and I'm sold.

Re:The air is not clean (Score:5, Funny)

by tbird81 ( 946205 ) writes: on Friday November 23, 2012 @04:28AM (#42071883)

Where could you get UV light from in the desert?

70% of my friends are water! (Score:2, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Friday November 23, 2012 @06:20AM (#42072311)

70% of my friends are water!

Re:Milsleading title (surprise!) (Score:5, Funny)

by RivenAleem ( 1590553 ) writes: on Friday November 23, 2012 @07:13AM (#42072577)

We already have this in Ireland. All you need is a funnel. Doesn't need any special properties.

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Hydrophobic? (Score:3, Funny)

3L per square meter per hour @ 75 percent humidity (Score:5, Funny)

the spice must flow (Score:2, Funny)

Water Vaporware (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Hydrophobic? (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Milsleading title (surprise!) (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Hydrophobic? (Score:2, Funny)

Re:Hydrophobic? (Score:5, Funny)

Re:3L per square meter per hour @ 75 percent humid (Score:5, Funny)

Whisky version? (Score:4, Funny)

Re:The air is not clean (Score:5, Funny)

70% of my friends are water! (Score:2, Funny)

Re:Milsleading title (surprise!) (Score:5, Funny)

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