New High-Tech Jacket Pulls Drinking Water From the Air

New high-tech jacket pulls drinking water from the air

Engineers at the University of Texas developed the designer threads that harvest water directly from the air.

Researchers made a jacket that condenses almost a litre of water from the air per day - Stuff South Africa

Researchers from the University of Texas have revealed a new jacket that could help wearers better survive desert conditions. The wearable tech (and it is tech) allows for up to 900ml of moisture to be collected each day, simply by wearing the item. That’s not enough to keep you completely independent of taps and streams, but it’ll help extend your chances while lost. Or adventure racing. Or roaming the surface of Mars, we guess. Jacket potato T…

Did the water-from-air clothes of Dune just become a reality?

Quick SummaryEngineers have created a prototype jacket that captures moisture from the atmosphere and converts it into drinkable water using specially engineered fibres.The wearable system can produce up to 900ml of water per day, bringing real-world Dune-style survival tech a step closer.Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a jacket that can pull drinking water directly from the air. While it's not quite the stillsuit…

Jacket That Harvests Drinking Water From Air Supports Hydration in Remote Areas

Photo credit: Jacey Yarbrough | The University of Texas at Austin Engineers at the University of Texas at Austin built a jacket that collects moisture from the air and turns it into clean drinking water ready for use. Practical needs for reliable water in remote locations drove much of the project. Many hikers, agricultural workers, [...]

Engineers develop jacket that can harvest water from atmosphere

New Delhi: Engineers from the University of Texas at Austin have developed a wearable jacket, along with a discrete solar device that harvests water directly from the air. The field-ready technologies recorded unprecedented collection rates in both humid environments and arid deserts. The wearable jacket contains a specialised textile that absorbs atmospheric moisture and funnels it into detachable harvesting units. When users placed these units…