Device That Extracts Water From Air Using Solar Energy Created By MIT Scientists

Written by Valdemar Medeiros

Published on 19/03/2021 at 11:15

Fonte: Imagem/Reprodução: Evelyn Wang/ MIT

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MIT Scientists Use Solar Energy to Extract Water from Air and May Revolutionize with This Study

The discovery could be one of the solutions to water scarcity in the world. According to scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), not stopping there, the equipment that extracts water from the air can also contribute to sustainability by using solar energy.

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The new technology could change the way science addresses water scarcity, according to results published in the scientific journal Joule. This global issue keeps scientists in a state of constant evolution. The intention is to create ways to solve water shortages, especially in regions affected by droughts.

Understand How the Solar Energy Equipment Created by MIT Scientists Works

Simplifying, the system created by MIT scientists works like other developed systems, but utilizes solar energy. A porous metallic structure, called MOF, captures moisture from the air.

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Water Scarcity in Brazil

Since 2014, a possible serious problem regarding water has emerged in Brazil. At that time, precipitation levels began to drop significantly. This is due to drought, as well as natural resource management.

In our country, the regions richest in water are not those with the highest population concentration. This is the case in São Paulo, which has the largest number of inhabitants in Brazil.

The Amazon River Basin, on the other hand, is the region that holds the most water in Brazil. However, transporting water from that region to others would be quite an expensive process. Additionally, extracting water from that location could pose a serious environmental problem.

Device That Extracts Water From Air Using Solar Energy Created By MIT Scientists

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Device That Extracts Water From Air Using Solar Energy Created By MIT Scientists

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Seen from space, an image taken by an astronaut shows an unlikely oasis in the Saudi Arabian desert, protected by a terrain that slows the advance of sand, surrounded by green circles, remnants of an extinct lake and nearly 10,000 years of preserved history.

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The Blood Falls of Antarctica hide a living ecosystem trapped under the ice for over 2 million years, where microbes survive without light, without oxygen, and without ever having seen the Sun.

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