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Scientistsmayhavefoundoneanswertotheproblemofwatershortages
.Itisanewmaterialthatcollectswaterfromtheair.Theygottheirideafro
masmallbeetlethatlivesinthedesertinAfrica.ThedesertsoftheSkeleto
nCoastinNamibiaareverydry,buttheNamibdesertbeetleisanexpertat
survivinginhotanddryconditions.Itsshelliscoveredinsmallbumpsthat
collecttinywaterdropletsfromtheair.Thewaterisenoughtokeepthebe
etlealive.Scientistsstudiedtheshapeandmaterialofthebeetle'sbump
s.Theywanttousewhattheyfoundoutaboutthebeetletomaketheirown
materialsthatcancollectwaterfromtheair.Thiswillhelppeoplewholivei
nverydryareas.Thescientistsbelievethisnewtechnologycouldhelpin
manyareasofourlife.Theysaiditcouldbeveryusefulforpowerplantsan
dfortheheatingandairconditioninginairplanes,carsandtrains.Oneoft
hescientists,PhilseokKim,said:"Thermalpowerplants,forexample,re
lyoncondenserstoquicklyconvertsteamtoliquidwater.[Our]designco
uldhelpspeedupthatprocessandevenallowforoperationatahigherte
mperature,significantlyimprovingtheoverallenergyefficiency."Anot
herscientist,JoannaAizenberg,saidshewaslookingforwardtothefutur
eofgettingideasfornewtechnologiesfromnature.Shesaid:"Everybod
yisexcitedaboutbio-inspiredmaterialsresearch."