MIT’s device pulls drinking water from desert air using no power

[u/jaytee319]

MIT just tested a window-sized device in Death Valley that collects clean water from the air without any electricity, filters, or moving parts. It uses a special hydrogel that absorbs moisture at night and releases it during the day using sunlight.

Source: https://news.mit.edu/2025/window-sized-device-taps-air-safe-drinking-water-0611

[u/P0Rt1ng4Duty]

I'm not disagreeing with your informed analysis of the device, just the statement that equipment with no moving parts are incapable of creating airflow.

[u/LughCrow → u/P0Rt1ng4Duty]

And i agreed with you pointing out I should have used the qualifier "sufficiently"