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Dew and Rain Water Collection in South Croatia

March 31, 2011
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Published in the International Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering 1:2 2009, this experiment titled Dew and Rain Water Collection in South Croatia, researched and designed by Daniel Beysens, Imad Lekouch, Marina Mileta, Iryna Milimouk and Marc Muselli, demonstrates the potential of dew collection as a significant supplementary source of water in arid environments....
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Namib Beetle

March 31, 2011
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Namib Beetle

In the Namib Desert there is a beetle that utilizes a similar method to the D.R.I.P.S. in order to stay hydrated. The beetle lives in an area that receives only a half inch of rain per year, but it can collect the moisture out of the wind that blows across the land. The insect...
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