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DeSwiss

(27,137 posts) Fri Oct 11, 2013, 03:00 PM Oct 2013

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Dessalement de l'eau sans énergie (Water desalination without energy) [View all]

UTIAtv·Published on Oct 16, 2012

Italian designer Gabriele Diamanti (@GabDiamanti) has invented Eliodomestico,
an eco-distiller running on solar power, to provide safe drinking-water for people in developing countries: a very simple way to produce healthy, bacteria-free water.
Eliodomestico is an open source project.

Winner at Core77 Design Award 2012 - social impact category;
Finalist at the Prix Émile Hermès 2011 competition.

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Dessalement de l'eau sans énergie (Water desalination without energy) [View all] DeSwiss Oct 2013 OP

That's fantastic. pa28 Oct 2013 #1

Every time something is open sourced...... DeSwiss Oct 2013 #3

Well, I suspect a few out there will be angry over devices like this. pa28 Oct 2013 #5

Great, lets keep open sourced going and, BillyRibs Oct 2013 #7

I wonder what would happen if you used a yeast/sugar "mash" instead of sea water. rdharma Oct 2013 #2

Something that probably..... DeSwiss Oct 2013 #4

I have one frustration with this. silverweb Oct 2013 #6

They let you get a good look at how it's put togeather. BillyRibs Oct 2013 #8

I'm not quite that handy. silverweb Oct 2013 #9

Try the search term: Eliodomestico DeSwiss Oct 2013 #10

Thanks for the research, DeSwiss. silverweb Oct 2013 #11

absurdly cool dembotoz Oct 2013 #12

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