So, it can help hydrate both plants and people in desert regions around the world.

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Aside from the sweltering daytime heat and the freezing night-time temperatures, the biggest problem for folks living in desert regions is finding sources of water.

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He said the technique had particular potential in areas of limited plant growth, such as desert and savannah regions, particularly sub-Saharan Africa, where malaria is becoming a bigger threat.

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It is proposed that the cell might be used in applications which require relatively low power consumption, for example sensors of various kinds or emergency signaling units, and that the devices might be used best in desert or warm coastal regions where the water is readily evaporated from the cell, thus maintaining its concentration gradient.

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