Aqua Sciences
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Aqua Sciences is a Miami Beach
Miami Beach, Florida
Miami Beach is a coastal resort city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, incorporated on March 26, 1915. The municipality is located on a barrier island between the Atlantic Ocean and Biscayne Bay, the latter which separates the Beach from Miami city proper...

-based company providing advanced water technologies. Without any direct funding, they created a module capable of extracting
Water abstraction
Water abstraction, water extraction, or groundwater abstraction is the process of taking water from any source, either temporarily or permanently. Most water is used for irrigation or treatment to produce drinking water....

 up to 2500 gallons of water from the moisture present in the air.

The module

They call it the "40-foot Emergency Water Station." It is basically a modified 40-foot trailer that permits the extraction of water from the moisture in the air. It has options such as additional storage tanks for keeping the water for extended periods of time. Also, it can be powered by an internal diesel generator for a week without needing to refuel, or just plugged into the electrical grid present in the area to suffice to its power needs. The module can be transported literally anywhere, used anywhere and under any conditions, as it is essentially the trailer of an 18-wheeler
Semi-trailer truck
A semi-trailer truck, also known as a semi, tractor-trailer, or articulated truck or articulated lorry, is an articulated vehicle consisting of a towing engine , and a semi-trailer A semi-trailer truck, also known as a semi, tractor-trailer, or (in the United Kingdom and Ireland) articulated truck...

. Another advantage is its ease of use and minimal maintenance needs. It is also possible to add a reverse osmosis
Reverse osmosis
Reverse osmosis is a membrane technical filtration method that removes many types of large molecules and ions from solutions by applying pressure to the solution when it is on one side of a selective membrane. The result is that the solute is retained on the pressurized side of the membrane and...

 module which increases production up to 8000 gallons a day.

Advantages

The advantages of the technology are important such as no toxic or harmful byproducts and it is environmentally friendly. The only requirement for it is 14% humidity in the air, so it can be used in deserts. The water provided is also very pure.

Applications

The United States Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...

 has shown interest in the project, mainly because of the high cost of water transportation to its expeditionary forces. Using the Aqua Sciences' module, that price is pushed down to 0.15$ USD per gallon, which would provide huge logistic savings for the military. Also, it would be practical for providing water after a natural disaster such as the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was an undersea megathrust earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 UTC on Sunday, December 26, 2004, with an epicentre off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. The quake itself is known by the scientific community as the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake...

 or Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was a powerful Atlantic hurricane. It is the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. Among recorded Atlantic hurricanes, it was the sixth strongest overall...

. It might also provide a solution to the worldwide hydration problem.

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