Revolutionary Tech Extracts Liters of Water From Thin Air Without Maintenance

A new solar-powered water harvester developed by KAUST uses a self-sustaining cycle inspired by natural plant processes to efficiently extract water from the air, requiring no manual maintenance and promising affordable water solutions for arid regions.

Even in the world’s arid regions, there is usually some moisture in the air. This moisture has the potential to provide essential water for drinking and irrigation. However, extracting water from the air is challenging. KAUST researchers have developed a new technology that can consistently extract liters of water from thin air each day without requiring regular manual maintenance.

Harvesting water from air is not a new idea, or even a new technology, but existing solar-powered systems are clunky.