State of the Planet

News from the Columbia Climate School

Author: Julia Apland Hitz9

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  • Cool tech: The ‘Savior Bud’ collects clean drinking water from trees

    In dry areas of the world where access to clean drinking water is a matter of life and death, this novel design lets people get a little help from their plant friends. Yanko Design has developed the ‘Savior Bud’, which collects moisture directly from tree leaves during the natural transpiration cycle.

  • Cool tech: The ‘Savior Bud’ collects clean drinking water from trees

    In dry areas of the world where access to clean drinking water is a matter of life and death, this novel design lets people get a little help from their plant friends. Yanko Design has developed the ‘Savior Bud’, which collects moisture directly from tree leaves during the natural transpiration cycle.