"Dune-Inspired Spacesuit Recycles Astronauts' Urine into Drinking Water"
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Scientists at Weill Cornell Medicine and Cornell University have designed a new spacesuit inspired by Frank Herbert’s Dune that recycles astronauts' urine into drinkable water, potentially improving hygiene and reducing medical issues during space missions. The suit features a vacuum-based external catheter and a forward-reverse osmosis unit, but NASA has not yet adopted this technology.
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