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Desert Twins produce water through condensation in driest place on Earth

One in 10 people on Earth lack access to safe water, which is why artist Ap Verheggen has been working so hard...

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Produce your own water from thin air with SunGlacier's solar-powered DC03

If you're alarmed by reports of dwindling water supplies across the globe, there has never been a better time to...

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Compact WaterCube uses solar power to make clean drinking water

WaterCube by SunGlacier - Ap Verheggen from sunglacier on Vimeo. Verheggen tells Inhabitat that the biggest...

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Solar-powered SunGlacier uses store-bought materials to make water from thin air

Ap Verheggen has spent the last six years working on a way to produce water from sunshine and air. Now his ideas...

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Solar-powered handheld WaterDrop produces cool drinking water in the desert

By 2040, 33 countries are expected to face extreme water stress, according to the World Resources Institute, making...

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'Desert Cascades' Solar-Powered Waterfall Flows in the Desert

Does the image of cool, cascading waterfalls flowing in a dry desert sound like an unimaginable mirage? Artist...

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SunGlacier: A Solar-Powered Leaf That Makes Ice in the Desert

So how does this work? The 200 m2 elm-leaf shaped structure has a PV cell coated underbelly, which powers cooling...

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