A UT Austin team built a jacket that pulls water from air
The university team says the textile system produced 400 to 900 ml per day, but it still requires removable units and heat to release water.
By Ryan Merket · Published
Primary source: University of Texas at Austin
Why it matters
Atmospheric water harvesting has mostly meant stationary hardware. UT Austin's work tests whether the same idea can be built into gear people already carry, though the reported output still depends on humidity and a heated collection step.
Guihua Yu and engineering colleagues at the University of Texas at Austin have developed a jacket that harvests drinking water from air, the university said in a June 11th news release. The work was published June 10th in Science Advances.…
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