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1 posted on 10/03/2013 8:11:48 AM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: neverdem; cogitator; BenLurkin

Hmmmn.

Might improve efficiency => A good thing.


2 posted on 10/03/2013 8:13:55 AM PDT by Robert A Cook PE (I can only donate monthly, but socialists' ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
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To: BenLurkin

I am thinking that this could go a long way to creating atmospheric condensers / dew collectors that would provide clean water in semi-arid locations. Solar panel, Nickel Iron battery, and collector as described could pull liters of drinkable water out of the air.


3 posted on 10/03/2013 8:20:43 AM PDT by taxcontrol
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To: BenLurkin

I’m going to coat my lawn with it so I can walk across it on dewy mornings without getting my shoes wet.


4 posted on 10/03/2013 8:35:41 AM PDT by DannyTN
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To: BenLurkin
The method relies on the discovery that droplets forming on a certain type of advanced superhydrophobic coating can leave the surface with an electric charge.

It's called NeverWet by Rust-Oleum and is sold at Home Depot.


5 posted on 10/03/2013 8:46:42 AM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts (So Obama "inherited" a mess? Firemen "inherit" messes too. Ever see one put gasoline on it?)
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To: BenLurkin

But but but I thought science was dead in the US because the fedgov sh down...

(There was an article to that effect yesterday.)


6 posted on 10/03/2013 9:18:34 AM PDT by piytar (The predator-class is furious that their prey are shooting back.)
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To: reed13

bfl


8 posted on 10/03/2013 12:41:17 PM PDT by reed13k (For evil to triumph it is only necessary for good men to do nothing.)
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To: BenLurkin

might be good too for water desalination plants.


10 posted on 10/04/2013 8:03:03 AM PDT by ckilmer
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