From the premise that access to drinking water is a fundamental human right, Zero Mass is making products to ensure that right offering the convenience, quality, and security of access to drinking water. Using science to squeeze potable water from the air - enabling condensation to be collected as drinking water - the founder of the firm - trained as a materials scientist and associate professor at Arizona State University and spent nearly seven years developing the Source Hydropanel. Using solar power, a single system can produce enough drinking water for two to three people each day--even in desert conditions. The solar panel converts sunlight to energy, which heats the material inside and creates condensation. Water collects in a 30-liter reservoir. Minerals are added to improve taste, and ozone is added to maintain purity. Then the water is pumped directly to a household tap or a refrigerator's fill station. Because the unit has its own solar panel, everything occurs off the grid.
