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Penn Engineers Discover a New Class of Materials That Passively Harvest Water from Air
(blog.seas.upenn.edu)
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this post was submitted on 26 May 2025
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If a "passive dehumidifier" is possible using this and a funnel/hose, that could be extremely exciting for basement and cellar owners everywhere
depends how space efficient it is. maybe you would you need to fill your entire basement with the stuff for it to work.
A surface-area maximizing structure like a radiator grille could probably be used if it's anywhere near reasonable, but yeah, that could be a concern