Groundbreaking portable device uses sunlight to convert seawater into drinking water
Researchers developed a portable desalination unit, weighing less than 10 kilograms, that can remove particles to generate drinking water.
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JJ Shavit
- Mar 21
Researchers Use Egg Whites to Remove Salt and Microplastics from Seawater
The material is an aerogel, a lightweight and porous material that can be used in many types of applications including water filtration.
JJ Shavit
- Feb 26
Novel technology pulls clean drinking water from the air with no energy input
Currently, communities near the ocean can desalinate sea water into drinking water, but doing so requires a large amount of energy.
JJ Shavit
- Dec 12, 2022
Breakthrough solar desalination technology extracts 400% more salt from seawater
Engineers have developed a new desalination technology that significantly reduces the cost of desalination and quadruples salt production.
JJ Shavit
- Nov 12, 2022
Breakthrough solar technology extracts 400% more salt from seawater
A new solar-powered desalination technology will significantly reduce the cost of desalination and quadruple the volume of production.
JJ Shavit
- Nov 10, 2022
Portable technology transforms seawater into drinking water at the push of a button
MIT developed portable desalination unit, weighing less than 10 kilograms, that can remove particles and salts to generate drinking water.
JJ Shavit
- Oct 11, 2022
Portable device turns seawater into drinkable water with the push of a button
The user-friendly unit, which weighs less than 10 kilograms and does not require the use of filters, can be powered by a small solar panel.
JJ Shavit
- Sep 11, 2022
Groundbreaking device converts seawater to drinking water with the push of a button
MIT researchers have developed a portable desalination unit, weighing less than 10 kg, that can remove particles and salts from seawater.
JJ Shavit
- Jul 14, 2022
Portable technology converts seawater to drinking water with the push of a button
MIT researchers have developed a portable desalination unit, weighing less than 10 kilograms, that can generate drinking water from seawater
JJ Shavit
- Jun 8, 2022
MIT researchers invent $4 solar-powered desalination device
An estimated two-thirds of humanity is affected by shortages of water and in the developing world face a lack of dependable electricity.
JJ Shavit
- Oct 30, 2021
A billion people could get safe drinking water from harvesting devices
Devices that uses solar power to pull water from the air could potentially serve a billion people across the world.
JJ Shavit
- Oct 12, 2021
Solar-powered desalination device will provide clean water to 400,000 Kenyans
Converting seawater into safe drinking water takes an enormous amount of energy, which makes it a costly and polluting process.
JJ Shavit
- Oct 5, 2021
Quenching the world's thirst with off-grid water desalination
Desalination is the answer to long-term water security, but it's also expensive and energy-intensive. Scientists are developing options.
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