A biomimetic water collection structure derived from cacti
Feb 20, 2020 · An immersed surface accumulation–based 3D-printing process was developed to reproduce branched cactus spines, enabling the study of water collection of artificial spines with various designs.
Biomimicry: Cacti Teach Us How to Pull Water Out of Thin Air
These "micro-trees," as she has dubbed them, are hydrophilic structures that attract microscopic droplets of water. The design allows these droplets to flow downward and coalesce into larger ones. The basic material is a composite called PVA/PPy, which is …
Cacti-Inspired Tech Could Keep You Hydrated After the …
Dec 27, 2018 · In a study published Monday in the journal Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, researchers from OSU describe how cacti, desert grass, and desert beetles collect water from the fog...
The Canadian innovation that pulls drinking water out of thin air
May 3, 2019 · A device from Dorval, Que.-based company AWN Nanotech converts humidity to potable drinking water using almost no energy. Known as an “atmospheric water generator,” or AWG, the device employs technology originally developed by researchers at Simon Fraser University, in Burnaby, B.C., in 2016.
New device blends secrets of beetles and cacti to pull water from …
Sep 23, 2021 · Yahui Su, a researcher at Anhui University in China, has found a way to make water collection more efficient by combining nature’s tricks — making a device inspired by the desert beetle and the cactus.
Cactus Water Collection Biomimicry to Harvest Water | Inhabitat …
Feb 25, 2016 · Namib desert beetles use tiny bumps on their shells to collect condensation from foggy desert nights. The way cacti collect water droplets inspired researchers to develop water harvesting...
Pulling water from thin air - Wyss Institute
Feb 24, 2016 · Organisms such as cacti and desert beetles can survive in arid environments because they’ve evolved mechanisms to collect water from thin air. The Namib desert beetle, for example, collects water droplets on the bumps of its shell, while V-shaped cactus spines guide droplets to the plant’s body.
A Harvard biomimicry material harvests water from thin air
Feb 28, 2016 · The asymmetric placement of the tags of cacti makes it able to condense water and the V-shaped cactus spines direct the water droplets towards its body. Using modeling, the team found that this natural water-trapping mechanism could be enhanced by mimicking the geometry and slopes of cactus spines.
Pulling water from thin air - Harvard Office of Technology …
Organisms such as cacti and desert beetles can survive in arid environments because they’ve evolved mechanisms to collect water from thin air. The Namib desert beetle, for example, collects water droplets on the bumps of its shell while V-shaped cactus spines guide droplets to …
Pulling water from thin air - seas.harvard.edu
Feb 24, 2016 · The Namib desert beetle, for example, collects water droplets on the bumps of its shell while V-shaped cactus spines guide droplets to the plant’s body. As the planet grows drier, researchers are looking to nature for more effective ways to pull water from air.
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