Hydromatter

Hydromatter project focuses on the phenomenon of evaporation under high humidity and condensation on cool surfaces. The project’s goal is to research whether it is possible to use condensate as an alternate water source. The research object is a passive system for water production from air. The hypothesis — it is possible to get water on some materials’ surfaces if you provide a certain difference between the surface’s temperature and the temperature of air. The prototype demonstrates possibility to grow seeds based on testing of various materials’ condensation and absorbing abilities, hydrophilicity, permeability, etc. Hydromatter can a be located in the special public buildings, greenhouses.

The Project by Anna Budnikova and Galina Vasilchenko. Students of the HSE international Master program 'Prototyping future cities'.