Originally published on July 22, 2013 <br /><br />A Swedish engineer has invented a method of turning sweat into drinking water to help promote a UNICEF campaign in Gothenburg raising awareness over inadequate access to clean water, according to Britain's The Independent.<br /><br />The device, dubbed the "Sweat Machine", was designed by engineer and TV personality Andreas Hammar, and uses technology developed by Sweden's Royal Institute of Technology and water purification company HVR.<br /><br />It extracts moisture from worn clothes by first spinning and heating them, before using a Gor-Tex-like material to filter the resulting liquid through a purification process known as membrane distillation.<br /><br />A sweat-drenched T-shirt typically produces 10ml, or roughly a mouthful, of water, which the machine's inventors claim is cleaner than local tap water.<br /><br />UNICEF estimates that 780 million people worldwide do not have access to safe, clean drinking water.<br /><br />--------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />TomoNews is your daily source for top animated news. We've combined animation and video footage with a snarky personality to bring you the biggest and best stories from around the world.<br /><br />For news that's fun and never boring, visit our channel:<br />https://www.youtube.com/user/TomoNewsUS<br /><br />Subscribe to stay updated on all the top stories:<br />http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=TomoNewsUS<br /><br />Stay connected with us here:<br />Facebook http://www.facebook.com/TomoNewsUS<br />Twitter @tomonewsus http://www.twitter.com/TomoNewsUS<br />Google+ http://gplus.to/TomoNewsUS
