IBM Invents Way to Both Cool Down Concentrated Photovoltaics and Desalinate Water
IBM is seemingly more and more concerned about green technologies, and now invests in a project that can solve the problem of cooling solar cells that would otherwise be hard to use because of the high temperatures they're exposed to (120°C), aka concentrated photovoltaics.
Contaminated Waters to Be Treated with Forest Debris and Crushed Shells
With the risks nuclear reactors are posing in every country, a solution had to be found for waste to be extracted. Thanks to researchers at the University of North Carolina, a material has been found, which on top of everything is 100% natural: forest debris mixed with crushed crustacean shells.
Solarball: Ultra-Cheap Solar-Powered Water Purifier for The Poorest of Us
Technology doesn't always have to be complex to help people. Such is the case of a simple solar-powered water purifier designed by Monash University graduate student Jonathan Liow to help people in poor countries that have no access to drinkable water sources. The Solarball, his invention, can produce up to three liters of water per day.
Revolutionary Water Purifier Made From Banana Peels Eliminates Toxic Metals
A water purification system developed recently by Gustavo Castro and his colleagues from Brazil is actually based on banana peels, with no other complex filters or other electronics involved.
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."
Photocatalysis-Based Water Purifier Uses Sunlight to Break Down Impurities
Cleaning water effectively so it becomes potable is an important issue in poor countries nowadays. Using solar power, a team from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University led by Xuming Zhang, built a water purifier that improves the technology with a novel approach.
Water Desalination Made Cheaper With Oasys Water's New Technology
So far, there's been plenty of water in the oceans and seas, but that's salty and undrinkable. Oasys Water, a company specialized in desalination, comes with a solution to the scarcity of water in some regions and also cuts the costs for producing it.
LG Consolidates Position In The Wastewater Treatment Industry With Its First MBR Process
LG Electronics revealed last week an innovative solution to wastewater treatment, just two months after it had announced to enter the water treatment business. The solution is provided by the Green Membrane Bioreactor (G-MBR) process, a project engineered by means of the latest advanced technology, which places LG in the major players league of water treatment industry for a long term.
Aeolus: Wind-Powered Mechanical Desalination System
There are more than two billion people worldwide with no access to drinking water. This is the reason why researchers over the globe are trying to find solutions such as desalination.
MIT's New Water Desalination System Powered by Solar Energy
A group of researchers from MIT's Field and Space Robotics Laboratory (FSRL) in the Department of Mechanical Engineering found a new way to combat the lack of potable water from disaster zones and remote regions.
