California company Atoco has developed a shipping-container-sized machine that uses advanced nanomaterials called metallic organic frameworks to harvest water molecules directly from the atmosphere, even in arid regions.
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California company Atoco has developed a shipping-container-sized machine that uses advanced nanomaterials called metallic organic frameworks to harvest water molecules directly from the atmosphere, even in arid regions. The first commercial units, due later this year, can produce up to 4,000 litres of drinking water per day for data centres, hospitals and remote communities. Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-05-12/startup-atoco-unveils-device-that-pulls-drinking-water-from-air
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California company Atoco has developed a shipping-container-sized machine that uses advanced nanomaterials called metallic organic frameworks to harvest water molecules directly from the atmosphere, even in arid regions. The first commercial units, due later this year, can produce up to 4,000 litres of drinking water per day for data centres, hospitals and remote communities. Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-05-12/startup-atoco-unveils-device-that-pulls-drinking-water-from-air
#ShareGoodNewsToo@adapalmer Vaporators? Are we gonna moisture-farm what we can't un-desert? (sounds like a good idea...)
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California company Atoco has developed a shipping-container-sized machine that uses advanced nanomaterials called metallic organic frameworks to harvest water molecules directly from the atmosphere, even in arid regions. The first commercial units, due later this year, can produce up to 4,000 litres of drinking water per day for data centres, hospitals and remote communities. Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-05-12/startup-atoco-unveils-device-that-pulls-drinking-water-from-air
#ShareGoodNewsToo@adapalmer proposed data centers consume 5 million gallons a day. All the more reason to stop AI.
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California company Atoco has developed a shipping-container-sized machine that uses advanced nanomaterials called metallic organic frameworks to harvest water molecules directly from the atmosphere, even in arid regions. The first commercial units, due later this year, can produce up to 4,000 litres of drinking water per day for data centres, hospitals and remote communities. Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-05-12/startup-atoco-unveils-device-that-pulls-drinking-water-from-air
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"4,000 litres of drinking water per day for data centres..."WHY would we take something like this and waste it on data centers
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California company Atoco has developed a shipping-container-sized machine that uses advanced nanomaterials called metallic organic frameworks to harvest water molecules directly from the atmosphere, even in arid regions. The first commercial units, due later this year, can produce up to 4,000 litres of drinking water per day for data centres, hospitals and remote communities. Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-05-12/startup-atoco-unveils-device-that-pulls-drinking-water-from-air
#ShareGoodNewsToo@adapalmer hey @Canageek it's a MOF in the real world
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@adapalmer hey @Canageek it's a MOF in the real world
@WizardOfDocs @adapalmer Cool! I saw talks about this at CSC when it was in Vancouver.
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