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MIT Makes ‘Astonishing’ Discovery That Light Can Vaporize Water Without Heat–for Clean Energy and Desalination
It's not every year that a major discovery is made in the basic natural sciences of Earth, but using painfully precise measurements, MIT has...
Wave-Powered Desalination System Produces 13,000 Gallons of Drinking Water a Day From Each Buoy
If a new Canadian startup is successful with its product, it could decarbonize the whole desalination industry, using only energy from the sea to...
Solar-Powered Desalination Device is a Game-Changer: Requires Only Cheap Common Materials and Sunlight
An estimated two-thirds of humanity is affected by shortages of water, and many such areas in the developing world also face a lack of...
Solar-Powered Desalination Device Will Turn Sea Water Into Fresh Water For 400,000 People
When someone invents a mass desalination plant to turn seawater into normal water without polluting the area, it will be a massive achievement, as...
Largest Desalination Plant in Western Hemisphere Opens in Thirsty California
A billion dollar desalination plant is turning salt water into drinking water for drought-plagued Southern California.
The Claude "Bud" Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant named for...
Israel Solves Water Woes With Desalination
While previous droughts in Israel have been accompanied by impassioned public service advertisements to conserve, this time around it has been greeted with a...
Major Breakthrough in Desalination Easily Generates Drinking Water from the Sea
Concern over access to clean water is no longer just an issue for the developing world, as California faces its worst drought in...
Simple, Cheap Food Dye Makes Skin Transparent to Give Doctors a ‘Window’ into the Body
A revolutionary new technique uses food dye to provide a "window" into the body by making skin transparent.
By applying a mixture of water and...
New Solar-Powered Desalinator Keeps Producing Clean Water Without Needing Sunshine
Scientists have developed a new solar-powered system to convert saltwater into fresh drinking water which they say could help reduce dangerous the risk of...
For First Time, Seawater Made Drinkable by Sunlight to Be Even Cheaper Than Tap Water
In a headline that's rare to see these days, a US-China collaboration has created the cheapest and fastest way to purify seawater yet discovered...
Researchers Can Now Make Clean Hydrogen Fuel By Pulling it Directly From Seawater—No Filtering Required
Researchers in Australia, an island nation, have successfully split seawater to produce green hydrogen without pre-treatment.
An international chemical engineering team, led by the University...
4 Brothers Are Close to a World First, Nearing End of Epic 3000-Mile Row Across Atlantic–Raising 80k for Charity
In a few days time, four brothers will set a world record as the first rowing team made entirely of brothers to cross the...
Scientists Invent Ultra-Thin Battery-Like Device that Generates Electricity from Air Moisture—Perfect for Health Monitors
Imagine being able to generate electricity by harnessing moisture in the air around you with just everyday items like sea salt and a piece...
As the World Runs on Lithium, Researchers Develop Clean Method to Get It From Water
Centuries ago, alchemists thought they could turn lead into gold. Today, the prospect of coaxing valuable materials from abundant resources guides scientists who have...
World’s First Ocean-Assisted Carbon Removal Plant Launched in Hawaii
A company in middle of the Pacific has created a unique system that takes advantage of existing infrastructure to pull carbon from the ocean.
The...
Turning Seawater Into Drinking Water – With the Push of a Button
MIT researchers have developed a portable desalination unit, weighing less than 10 kilograms, that can remove particles and salts to generate drinking water.
The suitcase-sized...
This ‘Floating Continent’ Could Collect and Recycle Plastic from the Ocean in Future
A large, self-sustaining, floating research lab as big as an island could be the next big thing in ocean cleanup.
The 8th Continent, as it's...
Refugees in Cameroon Have Turned a Treeless Desert Camp Into a Thriving Forest – LOOK
What once was brown now has turned green, thanks to a special collaboration between the Dutch Lottery, the UN, and a group of humanitarian...
Solar Microgrids Bring Power to 80,000 in Sierra Leone, Some of Whom Have Gone Without for 60 Years
Remember when cell phones needed 2-4 hours to fully charge? If you thought that was a pain in the rear, try waiting 60 years.
Fortunately,...
Researchers Use Wastewater to Generate Electricity – While Cleaning It Up
Whether wastewater is full of “waste” is a matter of perspective.
“Why is it waste?” asked Zhen He, a professor at Washington University in St....