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by clayrichardson
3731 days ago
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Where should we spend our time instead? Definitely not novel at this stage, but once we modify the AWG to achieve water reclamation from urine, would that be considered novel? The next milestone is to create open source designs for larger-scale, commercially available machines that are prohibitively expensive, and improve upon them. The machines exist and there is a market for them. Is it not worth the time and effort to increase access to technologies like this? Not just knowledge of chemistry, but actively developing eyedrops to cure cataracts :) http://www.viewpointtherapeutics.com/team/ EDIT: Wording. Added question. |
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That's for you to decide. There's nothing wrong with your project, I just don't see any real-world utility.
>once we modify the AWG to achieve water reclamation from urine, would that be considered novel?
Not at all. It wouldn't even be a "Atmospheric Water Generator" anymore. You would just be putting an evaporator in a closed space with your condenser... This isn't a new or novel technology, and it's already available for public use.
>Not just knowledge of chemistry, but actively developing eyedrops to cure cataracts :)
That's really cool, and I am not doubting her credentials, but it has nothing to do you with your AWG. We're talking about a device that condenses water vapor into liquid water. If you have access to Freon and and a pump (or even ice cubes and a glass) you can achieve the same thing.
Again, I don't take any personal offense to what you're doing. I would never invest in it because I don't think any amount of funding would ever turn this project into a success. It doesn't even address the real issues behind water scarcity, which has nothing to do with a shortage of liquid water...