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This guy got his Nobel prize for molecular sponges that can bind and release water.
And how much power does it use?
This thing works self-contained and off grid - using materials that have huge surfaces to condense the water. It is mentioned that there are powered versions too, but the principle itself does not need extra power, the Sun drives the condensation.
Sun: no more free power for you click
Every living thing as eternal darkness consumes us: AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH
Cool!
That's still embodied energy, so the question becomes; "How much energy does it take to actually make these materials?"
That sounds pretty energy-intensive to me.