Fog Harvesting Yields Potable Water More Efficiently, MIT [Video]
There are many places in the world that have limited sources of potable water, whether because of limited rainfall or polluted water sources. Without...
Wastewater Treatment Could Have Huge Impact for Emerging Economies
Treating and recycling wastewater might be the key to solving the water scarcity problem in many countries around the world, according to new research...
Porous Gel Made of Silver Nanoparticles Provides Solution to Drinking Water Shortage
A team of scientists from Nanyang Technological University and University of Colorado developed a method to purify contaminated water using silver nanoparticles.
The technology, unlike...
The Right Bacteria in Drinking Water Keeps it Safe
A research team from the University of Sheffield's Faculty of Engineering made it their mission to study four bacteria known to exist in the...
Panasonic’s New Water Purification Technology Runs on Solar Power
Modern water purification methods exist that can easily get rid of water contaminants, even salt and bacteria, but some organic toxins and toxic metals,...
Sweat Turned to Potable Water in UNICEF Campaign
An incredible sweat-extraction machine, which takes the moisture from sweat-laden clothes and turns it into fresh drinking water, is built in Sweden and used...
Drinkable Water Obtained by Engineers from Sewage, Bill Gates Involved
Engineers from the University of Missouri and Duke University can now turn human waste into drinkable water.
Assisted by a $1.18 grant from the Bill...
“Water Chip” Nanoscale Desalination Developed at University of Texas
Access to potable water is especially critical near the ocean, where overuse of wells can depress the freshwater table and allow saltwater to creep...
Composite Nanomaterials Remove Microbes and Chemical Contaminants From Drinking Water
A prototype developed by researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Medras in Chennai, India, purifies 10 litres of water at a time, making...
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,...
