#  How Evolution’s Innovations Can Help Scientists Yank Water Out of the Air 

 





February 24, 2016

 

 

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Ken's paper [Condensation on Slippery Asymmetric Bumps](http://www.nature.com.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature16956.html) is published in Nature and featured in [The Atlantic](http://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/02/drawing-inspiration-from-nature-to-harvest-water-from-the-air/470547/), [BBC News](http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-35650518), [IEEE Spectrum](http://spectrum.ieee.org/energywise/green-tech/conservation/beetles-cacti-and-killer-plants-inspire-energy-efficiency), [Popular Mechanics](http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/a19598/beetle-inspired-water-collecting-supermaterial/), [Chemical and Engineering News](http://cen.acs.org/articles/94/i9/Insects-plants-inspire-water-harvesting.html), and other media. Read the Harvard press release [here](http://www.seas.harvard.edu/news/2016/02/pulling-water-from-thin-air).



 

 

 



 

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