Eco Factor: Device harvests clean water from thin air.
Dutch entrepreneur Pieter Hoff has created a one-of-a-kind device that harvests water from thin air, which is then used to grow plants. The device, dubbed the Groasis Waterboxx, can produce fresh water even in the driest places on earth. Inspired fby bird poop, the device is modeled after the way excrement protects seeds that birds have digested, providing humidity and shelter from the elements so that they can grow.
The 20-inch by 10-inch box surrounds the young plant and at night an insulation plate allows it to harvest water through condensation. The box delivers enough water so that the plant can access deeper reserves underground, then the box lifts up and can be reused with another plant. Recently Hoff wrapped up tests of his prototype in the Sahara, where 90 percent of trees planted with the box survived when it was taken away while only 10 percent of box-less ones made it.
Via: Discovery
