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- otakushark, on 06/09/2009, -0/+84Now all they really need is a droid who understands the binary language of moisture vaporators.
- bandoni, on 06/09/2009, -0/+33Make sure it speaks bocce!
- therumster, on 06/09/2009, -0/+25What is this, Dune?
- ezilagel, on 06/09/2009, -2/+25http://www.ecoloblue.com/en/store/ecoloblue28
This is not new...
These guys have been producing this product for a while... - bradmont, on 06/09/2009, -1/+23But I was going into Tosche Station to pick up some power converters...
- marmotjmarmot, on 06/09/2009, -0/+16It looks like we don't have much of a choice but I'll remind him.
- borez, on 06/09/2009, -0/+13I can do the same thing with a sheet of plastic four sticks and a can.
- appleofdischord, on 06/09/2009, -0/+13I must not fear.
Fear is the mind-killer.
Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.
I will face my fear.
I will permit it to pass over me and through me.
And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path.
Where the fear has gone there will be nothing.
Only I will remain. - Awwzm, on 06/09/2009, -0/+12Moisture farms.
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Moisture_farm - jetboyterp, on 06/09/2009, -0/+12"Dune" is what I thought of...Just waiting on the stillsuits...
- marmotjmarmot, on 06/09/2009, -0/+12You can waste time with your friends when your chores are done.
- Laughingman42, on 06/09/2009, -1/+12When do we get our stillsuits?
- Xplorer, on 06/09/2009, -1/+12My dehumidifier puts out 70 pints a day...
I always filter it and use it to water my plants...
How is this new again? - CeruleanRed, on 06/09/2009, -2/+12In fact, I, uh, was also thinking about our agreement about my staying on another season. And if these new droids do work out, I want to transmit my application to the Academy this year.
- system5y, on 06/09/2009, -1/+11aren't these from star wars?
- budboomer, on 06/09/2009, -0/+9I'm not a scientist but I just put a glass under the dehumidifier in the basement. Works great.
- cuoops, on 06/09/2009, -0/+8You need electricity for it. The one in the article doesn't.
Sciencedaily didn't adapt anything for this article. It's word for word from the source - http://www.fraunhofer.de/EN/press/pi/2009/06/Resea ... - Myztry, on 06/09/2009, -0/+8You forgot the stone in the middle that cause the plastic to dip above the can.
- rmxz, on 06/09/2009, -2/+10The electricity your dehumidifier would use in an arid climate isn't cost effective.
Of course there's always been condensation from water in air.
The new part is looking for an affordable and practical way to get it. - stack3r, on 06/09/2009, -4/+11I can see the articles flying into digg after these become the norm.
"Mosture farms - climate change for the worse"
Seriously, don't rain clouds form due to water in the air? so we just take all the water from the air and never have rain ? - marmotjmarmot, on 06/09/2009, -0/+6You mean the next semester before harvest?
- raober, on 06/09/2009, -1/+7Always wondered why C3PO needed to speak the language of an Italian yard game. I guess Tattooine was an ideal bocce court anyway, being sandy and all.
- MasterGrief, on 06/09/2009, -0/+6Look at bucklemyshoe's profile. He's obviously trying to accomplish something, I'm just not sure what yet.
- L4mb, on 06/09/2009, -0/+5The spice must flow...
- milkmage, on 06/09/2009, -0/+5Bocce is "the inter-system trade jargondeveloped by the Baobab merchants. Bocce was developed so there would be a common language among the highly diverse speciesof pilots and their crews.
- phrawgh, on 06/09/2009, -2/+7Bless the Maker and all His Water. Bless the coming and going of Him, May His passing cleanse the world. May He keep the world for his people.
- ricksite, on 06/09/2009, -0/+5Why filter it...especially if you are just using it to water plants? Aside from a some bacteria it acquires in the bucket, the water is very pure.
- squelched, on 06/09/2009, -2/+6buried for old technology
- inactive, on 06/09/2009, -1/+5Can't you get the same results by digging a hole, putting a tarp/plastic cover over it with a small weight in the middle and a can to trap the moisture?
This is the reason why I carry plastic on me whenever I make long treacherous journeys through arid wastelands. - inactive, on 06/09/2009, -0/+4Where do you think that upper level moisture comes from? Does it magically appear?
- Stumpie2012, on 06/09/2009, -2/+6This tech has been around for a long time.
- inactive, on 06/09/2009, -0/+4Thanks RMXZ, but I'll stick to letting the corporate farms raise, slaughter and process my food stuff.
- dave122, on 06/09/2009, -0/+4Isn't it? There is an abundance of sun (solar power), hardly any cloud cover, and a lack of water. Obviously one that doesn't use electricity is better, but isn't converting one resource you have a virtually unlimited amount of into something you don't a good thing regardless?
Obviously the lack of power infrastructure is key, i don't think the ineffeciency is really the problem. - belyle, on 06/09/2009, -2/+6Hear that whooshing sound? That's the reference flying over your head.
- inactive, on 06/09/2009, -0/+4No, it's a speeder
- theOster, on 06/09/2009, -0/+3http://video.yahoo.com/watch/1700250/5696869
- rmxz, on 06/09/2009, -2/+5"take all the water from the air and never have rain"
It might look like capitalism taken to an extreme (calculate the profit potential of every large raincloud) - but consider that this is exactly what we did to food.
Food used to sit/run around for the hunting/gathering -- but now large corporate farms own the food, and you pay them to get some.. - marshalkowski, on 06/09/2009, -0/+3Luke, harvest is when I need you the most.
- MikeFromAmerica, on 06/09/2009, -0/+3You got more than enough droids.
- blackinthmiddle, on 06/09/2009, -0/+3Even *you* haven't seen something like this? Wow, now that's saying something!!!
- Swivelstick, on 06/09/2009, -0/+3"Hear that whooshing sound? That's the reference flying over your head."
Hear that whoosing sound? It's you being suckered :) - inactive, on 06/09/2009, -0/+3Anyone whose taken a basic outdoor survival course knows about collecting dew in the morning air.
- dgendreau, on 06/09/2009, -0/+3"And now, the Toshi station presets... The Power Converters!"
http://www.videosift.com/video/Robot-Chickens-Star ... - hdabbagh, on 06/09/2009, -1/+4The significance of this technology is that it's energy-autonomous and it’s able to do this on an industrial scale. There are two potential problems I can identify though. First, some of the materials and parts needed to build one of these, e.g. the solar panels, may be expensive. Second and related to that, the plant may need a lot of maintenance and replacing parts in which case it would be expensive anyway.
Here in the east coast of Saudi Arabia, most water for agricultural and industrial use is desalinated. The government sells it at something on the order of 25 cents per cubic meter, which covers about 3% of the desalination cost. Desalination plants also rely on oil or natural gas for energy, so the environment suffers. The need for a better alternative is obvious and this technology looks like a good candidate. The biggest question in my mind is what kind of throughput is this thing capable of on an annualized basis. If it's high then this thing would be a God send. Anyone have any idea? - MaxUSA, on 06/09/2009, -1/+4CO2 + 2 H2O + photons → C6H12O6 + H2O + O2
Basic biochemistry doesn't believe you. - MaxUSA, on 06/09/2009, -0/+3@MacEnvy
Read: Basic. Also, uberchaoslord's post reads, "you're probably doing your plants harm by using that water - it doesn't contain minerals...". One would assume that the plant is in at least somewhat fertile soil, as it is already in existence. Its existence would mean that it is indeed metabolizing carbohydrates. It may do better with more nutrients, however that would be fairly irrelevant to the water used (with exceptions such as acid rain). - MacEnvy, on 06/09/2009, -0/+2@MaxUSA
You neglect to understand what happens to that C6H12O6 after it is created. It doesn't magically turn into plant matter. Many other elements are required to actual make use of that chemical energy and make the plant grow. - jwolcott, on 06/09/2009, -1/+3Dune Stillsuit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technology_of_the_Dun ...
- pinchduck, on 06/09/2009, -0/+2Corruption and regulatory capture is how corporations regulate the government. Give this a shot, if you live in the U.S.: Book a flight from New York to LA on British Airways. Go ahead and try. You can't. Finding out why is an exercise left to the reader.
- blankoboy, on 06/10/2009, -0/+2Thank the maker!
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