Monday, March 7, 2011

The Fog Collectors: Harvesting Water From Thin Air – Water Matters - State of the Planet

The Fog Collectors: Harvesting Water From Thin Air – Water Matters - State of the Planet

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"studying the structure of spider silk to learn why it is so effective at collecting water from the air. Under an electron microscope, Lei Jiang and Yong Zhao from the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing and colleagues observed that spider silk fibers change structure when they come into contact with water."

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