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by tytytytytytytyt 3011 days ago
> The current version can only operate over a single night-and-day cycle with sunlight, Kim says, but “continous operation is also possible by utilizing abundant low-grade heat sources such as biomass and waste heat.”

Why can it only un for a single day on solar?

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It can operate for multiple days, but it only generates water once a day. At night the foam absorbs moisture, and then sunlight provides energy to release it as water.