Researchers Develop a Self-Filling Water Bottle that Harvests Water from the Air

There is water in the air around us at every moment. While this may not seem very important if you live in a water-rich area, this untapped resource could help everyone from athletes on the go to people living in arid areas of the world. Taking a cue from the Namib Desert Beetle, researchers have developed a water bottle that can fill up itself up by harvesting water from the atmosphere.

The Namib Desert Beetle has a shell that is roofed in bumps, which permits humidity in the air to slowly accumulate on its back until water droplets form. These droplets roll down the beetle’s back and directly into its mouth, permitting the insect to stay alive in environments where ground water is scarce. Scientistics have mimicked this shell to develop a bottle that utilizes the same water collecting effect. The new technology can also be help in tent covers, roof tiles and other items.

NBD Nano is getting advantage of this technology to create a water bottle that can continually fill itself up. The company hopes to have the water bottle on the market by 2014. We see this being applicable to anything from marathon runners to people in third-world countries, because we realize that water is such a large issue in the world today, and we want to strive to alleviate those problems with a cost-efficient solution.