1. The device was able to desiccate the salty water and to condense the moisture into drinkable water.

2. The sun is slowly expanding and brightening, and over the next few billion years it will eventually desiccate Earth, leaving it hot, brown and uninhabitable .

3. Although many bdelloids live in desiccation-prone habitats, such as ephemeral ponds, there are substantial numbers found in permanently aquatic habitats that are unable to desiccate.

4. 22 The sun is slowly expanding and brightening, and over the next few billion years it will eventually desiccate Earth, leaving it hot, brown and uninhabitable .

5. Polymer-bound beads provide good adsorption and superior crush strength compared to clay-bound adsorbent beads previously used in insulating glass units to desiccate the space between the glass panes.