Boreyko's team has developed a hybrid fog harp that uses geometric design rather than chemical coatings for efficient water harvesting. This innovative design prevents clogging more effectively than traditional nets. The harp can be made from standard materials and scaled easily, with potential applications extending beyond fog harvesting to roadside safety and industrial processes. Future plans include testing an electric version of the harp, which would further enhance water capture capabilities by utilizing electric fields without the risk of clogging, proving its versatile efficiency wherever fog is prevalent.
Unlike standard fog harvesting technologies, "We're trying to use clever geometric designs in place of chemistry," Boreyko told Ars.
If you apply a voltage, it turns out you can catch even more water... using an electric field to boost the harvesting amount in real-life systems and preventing clogging.
Boreyko would also like to test an electric version of the hybrid fog harp. Scaling up the model is the next obvious step.
The hybrid fog harp is well-suited for harvesting water in any coastal region that receives a lot of fog, but also has other applications.
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