Tag: star wars

Turning Fog into Drinking Water

We’ve written before about Star Wars-like technology that can pull water from the air. Now a team of MIT and Chilean scientists have found a way to efficiently harvest fog. The technique is based on plants and bugs that rely on air-borne water for their hydration needs. In most cases, these plants and bugs rely on…

Wind turbine helps “create” water from thin air

If you’re a Star Wars fan, you might remember the “moisture vaporators” that Luke Skywalker helped maintain on his Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru’s moisture farm on the desert planet Tatooine. Back here on Earth, it seems we’re one step closer to this Star Wars-style technology thanks to French inventor Marc Parent. Parent, founder of…