Winner of the extremely cool Innovate or Die: Pedal Powered Machine Contest, bike technology is transformed into something that can save lives.
The Aquaduct looks like a tricycle with a solid trunk area. The trunk contains a tank capable of holding enough water for a family’s daily use. Pedaling sucks water from the rear tank, through an internal filtration system, and into a clean drinking water reservoir. The bike’s drive train can be disengaged while parked, and the Aquaduct used as a stationary filtration device.
Five California-based design students built the Aquaduct for rural, third-world countries where many people either walk for miles or use a motorized vehicle to retrieve water, and then use up time and energy to boil the water.
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