Water collection from the fog

Scientists at the Masachusettes Institute of Technology (USA) have created a device to collect dew to get water for people living in areas where there is a lack of clean water.

Mesh type is used for effective mist collection.(Source: Science Daily )

The idea of ​​developing this device is based on the way water is collected from the Stenocara beetle in the Namid arid desert in western Africa. The foggy device only consists of a thick net to catch the dew. The collected mist flows through a small duct to enter the reservoir.

To create a large fog receiver, scientists use meshes, instead of hard surfaces like beetle shells to avoid water being blown out by the wind.Each m ² surface of the fog receiver collected about 1 liter of water per day. Currently, the team is continuing to experiment to find ways to increase the water's ability to collect this device.

Canada's Fogques charity tested this type of water collection net in Chile and Guatemala, saying that 36 nets placed on top of Guatemala's Mt.

Access to water is a global pressing issue: The World Health Organization and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) estimate that nearly 900 million people worldwide do not have access to clean water. Poor people take hours to get water from wells or distant streams. This burden rests on the shoulders of women and children.