desalination
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Researchers Want to Try Harvesting Fresh Water From Ocean Vapour
When you think of getting freshwater from the ocean, you might imagine costly and environmentally damaging desalination plants. But one team of researchers thinks there could be a simpler strategy: collecting the water vapour that naturally occurs over the ocean’s surface.
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This Filter Is Really Good at Turning Seawater Into Freshwater
A team of Korean researchers have made a membrane that can turn saltwater into freshwater in minutes. The membrane rejected 99.99% of salt over the course of one month of use, providing a promising glimpse of a new tool for mitigating the drinking water crisis.
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10 Mindblowingly Futuristic Technologies That Will Appear By The 2030s
Two decades is not a lot in the grand scheme of things, but owing to accelerating change we can expect to see the emergence of some fairly disruptive technological innovations in the coming years. Here are 10 mindblowingly futuristic technologies that should appear by the 2030s.
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Monster Machines: Beijing’s New Desalination Plant Will Give Water To The People
Beijing is one thirsty city. Its population of 22 million consumes barely 100 cubic metres of water per capita — one fifth the international water-shortage level — thanks to a chronic drought in the nation’s north. But this massive desalination plant could help supply a third of the city’s water singlehandedly.