Fog Harp aims to develop a full scale model to test a promising, potentially revolutionary fog collecting technology. Inspired by natural processes and modeled specifically on the way in which mighty Sequoia trees collect water from coastal fog, known as fog drip, Fog Harp has the potential to address water scarcity problems in some of the poorest and driest countries on Earth. Incorporating vertical wires into the preexisting “screen mesh” design, Fog Harp plans to increase the efficiency of these nets so that they may be adapted to first world applications particularly on the California coast.

Small white and clear acrylic device with vertical metal wires suspended between two threaded rods, shown against a plain background.
Laboratory setup on a workbench with a clear acrylic enclosure connected by tubing to a blue humidifier, alongside electronic equipment and power outlets.
Abstract rendering of a curved translucent wall made of rectangular panels fading into a pale green background.

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