Harvest water from air to address shortages
https://techxplore.com/news/2022-11-star-wars-science-harvest-air.html
"keep surface cool, drawing warm water vapor to it,condense water into droplets and collect on surface T-shaped channels 2 centimeters wide made of silicon coated with slippery lubricant,,, fill glass of water seven minutes in humid conditions... also applications like air conditioning... further work needed to make scalable and affordable"
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