Accidentally discovered nanostructured material passively harvest water from air

25 pseudolus 4 5/22/2025, 10:44:53 AM phys.org ↗

Comments (4)

fuzzfactor · 3h ago
Never quit experimenting on something worthwhile, for one thing so you're always experimenting.

The best things may come by accident, which is where it sometimes just starts to get good.

But what are the difference in odds for someone who is constantly experimenting versus someone who experiments not at all?

Regardless of what you really set out to accomplish to begin with.

And which has the momentum to continue experimenting, even in the case of a major pivot?

Looks like they really have hit the sweet spot and it's a bit like creating molecular sieves which are tuned to release the collected moisture without excess energy.

Could also be harvesting a little ambient energy and working to "zone refine" the atmospheric fluid.

DocTomoe · 10h ago
Now make this a marketable power-less air dehumidifier. This is one of those 'changing whole industries' things.
WalterGR · 3h ago
Those exist in the form of dehumidifier bags, and they're inexpensive and easy to get. Does this material have benefits over what's currently in use?
DocTomoe · 2h ago
Dehumidifier bags are bulky. Surfaces, on the other side, can be folded into loops, which should increase the amount of humidity they can absorb.