A. The University of Akron is developing a device that can harvest drinking water from thin air. The device uses nano-scale polymers to capture condensation and could be battery-powered. Researchers set out to “miniaturize,” the process of harvesting atmospheric water using electro-spun polymers. It’s not much different than how people in the Andes collect water — just at a much smaller scale. That we shall one day collect water from the air instead of getting it from massive state-run, centralized water processing plants and distribution systems is not anymore a far-fetched idea. The technology is here! The will and desire is needed to make it happen.