SYDNEY — A device that absorbs water from air to produce drinkable water was officially launched in Australia Wednesday. Researchers say the so-called Hydro Harvester, capable of producing up to ...

The device may indeed work, but that it can’t work as well as its makers intended. The folks at Vici Labs, for their part, say they’re still refining the design.

The design works pretty well, Hächler said. In lab tests, the maximum yield his team was able to get from the device was 0.05 liters (1.8 fluid ounces) per square meter per hour, very close to ...

Solar-powered device turns air into drinkable water By . Lauren Tousignant. Published April 14, 2017. Updated April 14, 2017, 11:55 a.m. ET. Scientists literally pulled this out of thin air.

Over the course of a 24-hour period, this is how it works: During the night, when the air is cool, water vapor enters the device and condenses inside its porous structure, turning to liquid.