> When water droplets reach a certain size, the system reaches a steady state. As the volume of voids decreases with increasing ϕPE, the growth and coalescence of water droplets are slowed down.
That does not break the current laws of physics.
Form the press release:
> these films could be integrated into passive water harvesting devices for arid regions
I asume "harvesting" mean we can collect the water and drink it or use to irrigation or something interesting. Not just absorbing it like silica, even if the unusable water is visible.
Passive as using the day-night temperature different to collect water: It has been done.
Passive as a continue stream of running water: It breaks the second law of thermodynamics.
> When water droplets reach a certain size, the system reaches a steady state. As the volume of voids decreases with increasing ϕPE, the growth and coalescence of water droplets are slowed down.
That does not break the current laws of physics.
Form the press release:
> these films could be integrated into passive water harvesting devices for arid regions
I asume "harvesting" mean we can collect the water and drink it or use to irrigation or something interesting. Not just absorbing it like silica, even if the unusable water is visible.
Passive as using the day-night temperature different to collect water: It has been done.
Passive as a continue stream of running water: It breaks the second law of thermodynamics.