Re:Accidentally discovered nanostructured material passively...
by WalterBright on Monday May 26, 2025 @01:56PM
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Thanks for the explanation. My first thought reading the headlines was somebody thinks they discovered a perpetual motion machine.
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Re:Accidentally discovered nanostructured material passively...
by galangalalgol on Monday May 26, 2025 @02:09PM
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What is the theoretical limit on the energy cost to remove water from air? A dew years back 3m had some super inexpensive way that invovled a reusable water andorber that released its water under only slightly decreased pressure and slightly increased temperature. The incoming air and the waste heat from the downstream ac unit provided all the warming with the pressure change being all that was necessary. It had two banks so one could dump water while the other absorbed. It made the whole system rund double digiymore efficient than just the ac alone. And that was neglecting that the felt temperature would be lower with the dessicated air.
Re:Accidentally discovered nanostructured material passively...
by chrisweekly on Monday May 26, 2025 @02:59PM
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> "remove water from air? A dew years back"
"dew" was a funny typo there :)