A new spacesuit design can recycle astronauts’ urine into purified, drinkable water

Kent Sharkey

Engadget[^]:

The idea for the new stillsuit came from Frank Herbert's Dune novels.

Now they don't have to visit the lemonade stand

obermd

To be a Dune stillsuit, they also need to recycle sweat.

Marc Clifton

In the not-so-distant future, we may all be doing that, whether we're in orbit or down "in the well."

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Nelek

Article wrote:

The idea for the new stillsuit came from Frank Herbert's Dune novels.

What today is written as science fiction might be tomorrow remembered as a reportage.

M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.

Nelek

Marc Clifton wrote:

In the not-so-distant future, we may all be doing that, whether we're in orbit or down "in the well."

Looking how we treat water sources... more sooner than later :sigh:

M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.

den2k88

Been there, Dune that

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