News, Hyderabad: Jawwad Patel, a 22-year-old engineering student from Hyderabad pursuing Electronics and Communication Engineering has designed a 3D-printed apparatus which can ‘create’ or produce potable water out of the air. He is the first person from Asia to do so.

According to the reports, he invented Asia’s first 3-d printed intuitive self-filling water apparatus. The water apparatus which produces pure, drinkable and fresh water out of the air is a smart, computerized sensor interface with UV filter.

What seems to be like a magical happening, the device is able to extract nearly 1.8 liters of water from the air in an hour.

The device called ‘Dewdrop’, uses moisture from the air to generate water. It is also not Patel’s first attempt at creating a novel device. He also had created a smart helmet earlier, which does not let a person drive if he/she is drunk.

From his childhood days, Patel used to be a tech-freak. Jawwad started working on new inventions in electronics at the age of 10. Later on in school and during his college period, he won many competitions in electronics and robotics field.

His innovative ideas led him to invent new devices every now and then. Jawwad, who holds patents in the field of electronics, owns his own personal lab and a website.

He has been nominated for the National Youth Award 2015-16 and Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Excellence Award 2016.

Watch Jawwad Patel Explaining about Asia’s first 3-d printed intuitive self-filling water apparatus: