How has Dune inspired a new approach to pumping waste?

How has Dune inspired a new approach to pumping waste?

Researchers have designed a prototype for pumping waste as part of an integrated urine collection and recycling system.
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Existing waste management systems for spacesuits are uncomfortable, unhygienic, and don’t recycle valuable water in urine. Now, researchers from Cornell University have designed a prototype for an integrated urine collection […]

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