EPISODE · Nov 17, 2012 · 4 MIN
Mimicking a Beetle to Bring Water to the People
from Living on Earth · host Living on Earth
A small start up company, inspired by a desert beetle, is using nano technology to develop a self-filling water bottle. Deckard Sorensen, co-founder of NBD Nano, tells host Steve Curwood how studying the Namib Desert Beetle helped them to develop new technologies for collecting water. (published November 16, 2012)
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