Verrückte Wissenschaftler bauen einen „Dune“-inspirierten Schutzanzug, der Schweiß recyceln kann

>In Frank Herbert’s epic 1965 sci-fi novel „Dune,“ those adventurous enough to brave the desert landscapes of the fictional planet Arrakis wear a full body suit called a „stillsuit“ that can preserve all of the body’s moisture with the help of a filter that recycles both sweat and urine.

>While the concept is fictional, engineers at the YouTube channel The Hacksmith recently tried to create their own stillsuit using surprisingly simple technology — and as it turns out, it’s not nearly as far-fetched as it sounds.

>While the DIY stillsuit doesn’t look nearly as sleek as the one portrayed in the 2021 film adaptation — it’s essentially a Tyvek suit with an off-the-rack Dune costume worn on top of it — the engineers did manage to collect the body’s moisture and allow team member Darryl Sherk to drink it through a tube.

>The team used a thermoelectric cooler, which is a small gridded device that can cool a computer or other appliances by running an electrical charge through two different types of metal.

>The cold side of the device stayed inside the suit, attracting moisture in the trapped air, not unlike a dehumidifier.

>Meanwhile a drinking bladder, combined with an in-line water filter purchased from the local sports supplies store, collected the resulting water and allowed Sherk to suck it up like a straw.