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    Clean drinking water pulled from the air, 24 hours a day, with no energy input
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jun 12

    Clean drinking water pulled from the air, 24 hours a day, with no energy input

    Scientists have developed a technology that, for the first time, can harvest water 24 hours around the clock, with no energy input.
    Technology pulls drinking water from the air, 24 hours a day, with no energy input
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 14

    Technology pulls drinking water from the air, 24 hours a day, with no energy input

    Researchers have now developed a technology that, for the first time, allows them to harvest water 24 hours a day, with no energy input.
    Solar-powered technology pulls water from the air, 24 hours a day
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 2

    Solar-powered technology pulls water from the air, 24 hours a day

    Researchers developed a technology that, for the first time, allows them to harvest water 24 hours around the clock, with no energy input.
    Solar-powered technology harvests water from the air, 24 hours a day
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 19

    Solar-powered technology harvests water from the air, 24 hours a day

    Fresh water is scarce in many parts of the world and must be obtained at great expense. Communities near the ocean can desalinate sea water.
    Can a planet have a mind of its own?
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 18

    Can a planet have a mind of its own?

    If the collective activity of life—known as the biosphere—can change the world, could the collective activity of cognition also change it?
    New technology pulls drinking water from the air, 24 hours a day, with no energy input
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jan 12

    New technology pulls drinking water from the air, 24 hours a day, with no energy input

    Fresh water is scarce in many parts of the world and must be obtained at great expense and requires a large amount of energy.
    New technology harvests water from the air, 24 hours a day, with no energy input
    Joseph Shavit
    • Dec 23, 2021

    New technology harvests water from the air, 24 hours a day, with no energy input

    Fresh water is scarce in many parts of the world and must be obtained at great expense and doing so requires a large amount of energy.
    Harvesting water from the air, 24 hours a day, with no energy input
    Joseph Shavit
    • Nov 23, 2021

    Harvesting water from the air, 24 hours a day, with no energy input

    Communities near the ocean can desalinate sea water for this purpose, but doing so requires a large amount of energy.
    Wind and solar could power the world’s major countries most of the time
    Joseph Shavit
    • Nov 6, 2021

    Wind and solar could power the world’s major countries most of the time

    Most of the current electricity demand in advanced, industrialized nations can be met by some combination of wind and solar power.
    A 15-year-old girl invented a solar ironing cart that's winning global respect
    Joseph Shavit
    • Nov 5, 2021

    A 15-year-old girl invented a solar ironing cart that's winning global respect

    Vinisha Umashankar and her solar ironing cart. She came up with the idea when she was 12 — then worked with engineers to create a prototype.
    Harvesting water from the air, 24 hours a day, with no energy input
    Joseph Shavit
    • Oct 16, 2021

    Harvesting water from the air, 24 hours a day, with no energy input

    Fresh water is scarce in many parts of the world and must be obtained at great expense. Communities near the ocean can desalinate sea water.
    New solar cell design paves the way for windows that also provide solar power
    Joseph Shavit
    • Sep 16, 2021

    New solar cell design paves the way for windows that also provide solar power

    A new transparency-friendly solar cell design could marry high efficiencies with 30-year estimated lifetimes.
    Green solution to combine sunlight and wastewater to make Ammonia 10x more efficiently
    Joseph Shavit
    • Sep 9, 2021

    Green solution to combine sunlight and wastewater to make Ammonia 10x more efficiently

    Engineers at the University of Illinois have created a solar-powered electrochemical reaction that not only uses wastewater to make ammonia
    Common solar tech can be used to power smart devices indoors
    Joshua Shavit
    • Aug 23, 2021

    Common solar tech can be used to power smart devices indoors

    Any time you turn on a light at home or in the office, you expend energy. What if flipping the light switch meant producing energy too?
    US AI firm launches Europe's first commercial robotaxi service
    Joseph Shavit
    • Aug 2, 2021

    US AI firm launches Europe's first commercial robotaxi service

    The launch opens the door for cities across the EU to adopt this ground-breaking alternative form of transportation.
    Solar-powered microbes to feed the world?
    Joshua Shavit
    • Aug 1, 2021

    Solar-powered microbes to feed the world?

    International research team shows that protein from microbes uses a fraction of the resources of conventional farming
    New technology harvests water from the air, 24 hours a day, with no energy input
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jun 24, 2021

    New technology harvests water from the air, 24 hours a day, with no energy input

    Fresh water is scarce in many parts of the world and must be obtained at great expense. Often the only option is to condense air humidity...
    Scientists develop transparent electrode that boosts solar cell efficiency
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 28, 2021

    Scientists develop transparent electrode that boosts solar cell efficiency

    Developing new ultrathin metal electrodes has allowed researchers to create semitransparent perovskite solar cells that are highly efficient
    Company creates light, thin, flexible solar panels that ‘peel and stick’ to roofs
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 19, 2021

    Company creates light, thin, flexible solar panels that ‘peel and stick’ to roofs

    The Air is a solar panel sticker, or, as Maxeon describes it, “peel and stick,” so the panels can be installed directly on a roof

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