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A Billboard That Creates Drinkable Water Out of Thin Air

March 9, 2013
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A Billboard That Creates Drinkable Water Out of Thin Air

We are not the only ones thinking of how to use atmospheric water in places where water is scarce. Here’s a project the University of Engineering and Technology of Peru (UTEC). The students turned a billboard into an atmospheric water collector and added a tap for everyone to use! Check it out:
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First Glimpse of DRIPS from India

February 15, 2012
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First Glimpse of DRIPS from India

We just got our first glimpse of DRIPS from India — these were produced in India and are being shipped to us now. Can’t wait to see them in person!
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Chhatre’s Aluminum Fog Mesh

January 21, 2012
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There was an interesting article in the Economist about a chemist, Mr. Chhatre, who developed interesting coatings for aluminum mesh to increase their fog collecting properties. He’s starting a test project in South Africa. We can use technology like this as one of the possible top to the DRIPS project. Since the his invention...
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Drip Irrigation Driven by Fog in Santiago

July 4, 2011
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Domingos is a farmer living in the highlands of Serra Malagueta. He says that they get 1000 liters per day from one of his fog nets! He grows potatoes, many different varieties, like we did. Check out the cool use of old beer bottles—he recycles them to help build his structures for farming. The...
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Videos on Fog Collection Around the World

July 1, 2011
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To make our collection of resources a bit more international in scope, here are few videos we found on how to make fog collectors with cheap materials and use them around the globe. Enjoy! The cool addition here are the fans inside the cage that lower the temperature for better fog collection (at least...
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How to Build a Dew Catcher

June 4, 2011
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This video shows to construct a dew catcher (really more like a fog catcher) from an aluminum frame and netting.
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Where Do We Fit In?

June 2, 2011
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Where Do We Fit In?

Some things that collect water from the air are quite large, such as fog harvesters. Some are very expensive: air water condenser turbine. Some are very small: the desert beetle dew harvester. And some are inexpensive: Tal-Ya irrigators (only $1.00 each). We thought it would be appropriate to show you where we think D.R.I.P.S....
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From Thin Air

May 30, 2011
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Here’s another documentary about the work of Canadian non-profit organization, FogQuest:
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FogQuest.com

May 30, 2011
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This video shows off the fog collection technology that was used in Eritrea and Nepal.
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