The object
Cody Friesen invented the SOURCE Hydropanel, a solar-powered physical panel that produces drinking water from air. The decentralized hardware offers water supply without conventional pipes or electricity grids, and the Lemelson-MIT profile documents its product attribution and practical climate-resilience significance.
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What Cody did
Invented the SOURCE Hydropanel, which makes drinking water from sunlight and air.
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Why it matters
Lemelson-MIT identifies the Hydropanel as a new kind of solar panel that makes drinking water from sunlight and air.
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Living-status check
ASU’s February 2024 Innovation Open report identifies Friesen as SOURCE Global’s CEO and founder while he discusses the university-incubated hydropanel technology.