Nano Device Based on AcrB Protein Offers Solar-Powered Water Filtering
A new nano-filter powered by sunlight can clean large bodies of water from antibiotics and carcinogens. The device, developed by the University of Cincinnati,...
Sino Skyscraper to Suck up the Smog
The Great Leap Forward can be credited not only for years of neck break growth and for lifting up millions of people out of...
Nano-structured Teabags Make Water Purifying Simpler Than Ever
South Africa's Stellenbosch University scientists led by Eugene Cloete invented a kind of teabag which, instead of filtering tea impurities, purifies water at the lowest price and energy consumption possible.
New Graphite-Coated "Super Sand" Filters Water Much More Efficiently
With much of the world still lacking access to safe drinking water, the need for more efficient filtration systems is higher than ever. Wei Gao, from Rice University in Texas, has however invented a graphite-coated type of sand that is cheap to produce and much more effective at filtering water.
Solar Container – A New Water Purification System Powered by Wind and Solar Energy
The Swiss manufacturer Trunz Water Systems and a California-based reverse osmosis company, Spectra Watermakers have developed a new eco-friendly water purifier designed for use in disaster stricken areas where conventional energy sources are unavailable or too expensive.
Clean Water Harvested From Fog by Beetle-Inspired Device
Inspired by Stenocara gracilipes, a beetle found in the Namib Desert, MIT engineer Shreerang Chhatre developed a simple and efficient device that can harvest fog. Being actually an inexpensive way to provide clean drinking water, this fog harvesting device could be perfect for poorer countries, where water scarcity is still an unsolved problem.
Shower of the Future, Saves Water and Electricity
The Shower of the Future is a smart technology, which lets you spend as much time as you need under running water, yet limits...
The United Arab Emirates to Have a New Solar-Powered Desalination Plant
According to the English version of Dubai News, UAE's new solar energy desalination process "helps reduce cost of water treatment, especially in desert areas where dust and high temperatures impair the efficiency of solar panels used in the existing desalination system."
Affordable Wood Pulp Membrane Turns Seawater into Fresh Water
Scientists developed a new cheap and efficient method to turn seawater into fresh water using cheap fiber from wood pulp.
Fresh water scarcity is becoming...
SEADOG Uses Waves' Own Power to Desalinate Sea Water
A company called Renew Blue, Inc. will use wave power to run a desalination plant in Freeport, Texas. The resulted water will be finally put into corn-based biodegradable plastic bottles. The SEADOG power system is made from a buoy which puts in motion a piston mechanism that rotates a water wheel to generate electricity.
