Cool.

then one crucial step in the evolution of air conditioning was born in the 1970s,

Seems like evolution is everywhere and in everything. Nothing escapes its claws.
Actually, "development" would be a much more appropriate word to use here. But of course the authors of the article has to use the e word to give it just the right nuance.

Sounds very interesting. What is keeping them from marketing it in 2013? There must be some stumbling block not mentioned here still to overcome. Else why the "I can foresee the day..." quote? Why not "We are licensing a patent and plan to build..." ?

There was a version of this being tested in Phoenix years ago. Natural gas was burned used to dehydrate the desiccant.

Do we really need this new technology. We already have indirect evaporative cooling system by Coolerado at http://www.coolerado.com/. It has a heat & mass exchanger uses a thermodynamic cycle called the Maisotsenko Cycle that goes below the wet bulbs and use 10% the energy of a regular A/C. Does anyone know anything about this water cooling technology and if it is any better than Coolerado system?

Coolerado is a dry-climate system that uses water (AKA evaporative cooling). It uses a standard A/C compressor to dry the incoming air in humid weather.

Typically used in the packaging industry, desiccants are used to eliminate the harmful humidity that could potentially degrade or even destroy products that are sensitive to moisture. You have come up with very ingenious ways to use dessicants. In working with military packaging folks, I can appreciate your thought process.
Than Nguyen
protectivepackaging.net/military-packaging

One of the warmest places in earth? Why? Because it's in Africa? Been there? I did. There's even no desert in Senegal... Try the Sahara.

This is refreshing! Learning from the ancients a real turning away from the mindset that modern man is so smart that they look at posterity like they had no brains and common sense. I've seen this in many elites who parade themselves as founts of wisdom having the right to manage other people lives like they were retards. Yes this is a very refreshing article. Thank you!

I've seen this in many elites who parade themselves as founts of wisdom having the right to manage other people lives like they were retards.

Elites who parade themselves as founts of wisdom? Sounds like you're talking about The Fountainhead. Yes, I agree it is grandious masturbatory fantasy with no basis in reality.