{"id":243479,"date":"2024-07-15T11:33:53","date_gmt":"2024-07-15T11:33:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/15\/dune-inspired-spacesuit-recycles-astronauts-urine-into-drinkable-water\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:14:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:14:43","slug":"dune-inspired-spacesuit-recycles-astronauts-urine-into-drinkable-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/15\/dune-inspired-spacesuit-recycles-astronauts-urine-into-drinkable-water\/","title":{"rendered":"Dune-inspired spacesuit recycles astronauts\u2019 urine into drinkable water"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A <a data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/a-new-spacesuit-design-can-recycle-astronauts-urine-into-purified-drinkable-water-175235587.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:new space suit;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">new space suit<\/a> designed by scientists at Weill Cornell Medicine and Cornell University, inspired by Frank Herbert\u2019s <em>Dune<\/em>, could make spacewalks longer and less disgusting by recycling expelled urine in a special filtration backpack.<\/p>\n<p>The traditional NASA spacesuit design has been in circulation since the 1970s and only has an absorbent polymer to catch astronauts\u2019 urine. This outdated waste system has also led to hygiene and medical issues, like urinary tract infections (UTIs) and gastrointestinal problems, for astronauts. It\u2019s not just for sci-fi whimsy.<\/p>\n<p>The new \u2018stillsuits\u2019 have a \u201cvacuum-based external catheter leading to a combined forward-reverse osmosis unit\u201d astronauts carry on their back. The suits were designed for future NASA space missions, including the Artemis II and Artemis III missions, both headed to the moon. However, NASA hasn\u2019t adopted this spacesuit or its technology yet.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, and prime yourself: Amazon&#8217;s <a data-i13n=\"cpos:2;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/amazon-prime-day-2024-is-almost-here-and-these-are-the-best-tech-deals-we-could-find-from-apple-bose-samsung-and-more-110027220.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Prime Day kicks off tomorrow;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Prime Day kicks off tomorrow<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mat Smith<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"caas-jump-link-heading\" id=\"the-biggest-stories-you-might-have-missed\">The biggest stories you might have missed<\/h3>\n<p><a data-i13n=\"cpos:3;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/what-to-read-this-week-astronaut-sharing-space-queer-horror-bury-your-gays-sci-fi-130509825.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:What to read this week: An astronaut\u2019s journey and queer horror that bites back at clich\u00e9;cpos:3;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a data-i13n=\"cpos:4;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/best-budget-android-phone-160029327.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:The best budget Android phone for 2024;cpos:4;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a data-i13n=\"cpos:5;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/amazons-ai-chatbot-rufus-is-now-live-for-all-us-customers-190938911.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Amazon\u2019s AI chatbot Rufus is now live for all US customers;cpos:5;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u200b\u200b<em>You can get these reports delivered daily direct to your inbox. <\/em><a data-i13n=\"cpos:6;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/about\/newsletter\/\" data-ylk=\"slk:Subscribe right here!;cpos:6;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Subscribe right here!<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"caas-jump-link-heading\" id=\"they-say-the-ndas-keep-employees-from-speaking-out-on-safety-risks\">They say the NDAs keep employees from speaking out on safety risks.<\/h3>\n<p>Whistleblowers penned a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) alleging that OpenAI employees were made to sign \u201cillegally restrictive\u201d agreements preventing them from speaking out on the potential harms of the company\u2019s technology. The whistleblowers ask the SEC to \u201ctake swift and aggressive steps\u201d to enforce the rules they say OpenAI has violated. They allegedly include making employees sign agreements \u201cthat failed to exempt disclosures of securities violations to the SEC\u201d and requiring employees to get consent from the company before disclosing confidential information to the authorities. 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You\u2019ll first need to either download a pre-built virtual machine \u2014 several of which UTM offers for free on its website \u2014 or you can create your own from scratch.<\/p>\n<p><a data-i13n=\"cpos:10;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/theres-finally-a-pc-emulator-on-the-app-store-175320490.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Continue reading.;cpos:10;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong>Continue reading.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/the-morning-after-dune-inspired-spacesuit-recycles-astronauts-urine-into-drinkable-water-111540921.html?src=rss\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] A new space suit designed by scientists at Weill Cornell Medicine and Cornell University, inspired by Frank Herbert\u2019s Dune, could make spacewalks longer and<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":243480,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[159],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/243479"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=243479"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/243479\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/243480"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=243479"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=243479"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=243479"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}