Straight out of sci-fi: How new spacesuits could convert urine to drinking water

Astronaut hygiene and hydration management is a critical issue, especially during long spacewalks. Currently, advanced versions of adult diapers are in use for this purpose. However, researchers at the Mason Lab at Weill Cornell Medical College have developed a novel in-suit urine collection and filtration system that can convert the astronaut’s pee to drinkable water within five minutes


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