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In the science-fiction series Dune<\/em>, the desert-dwelling Fremen of the arid planet Arrakis recycle their body\u2019s moisture using specially designed outfits called stillsuits. Inspired by such imaginings, a new prototype spacesuit<\/a> converts astronauts\u2019 urine into drinkable water, researchers report July 12 in Frontiers in Space Technology<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been a fan of the Dune<\/em> series for as long as I can remember,\u201d says Sofia Etlin, a space medicine and policy researcher at Cornell University. \u201cBuilding a real life stillsuit was always a bit of a dream.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n