desalination

Desalination tech turns the oceans into unlimited lithium mine

Posted in Science on 19th Feb, 2018
by Alex Muller

The earths ocean water is full of lithium salts and getting at it will simply be a byproduct of desalinating drinking water from seawater.

Battery technology could charge up water desalination

Posted in Science on 6th Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller

The technology that charges batteries for electronic devices could provide fresh water from salty seas.

SAROS is a portable unit that turns seawater into drinking water

Posted in Featured, Hardware on 21st Nov, 2015
by Alex Muller

A North Carolina startup has come up with a method of desalination powered by the sea itself.

Scientists develop 'nanopores' that inexpensively filter the salt out of seawater

Posted in Hardware on 14th Nov, 2015
by Alex Muller

A material that allows high volumes of water to pass through tiny holes called nanopores while blocking salt and contaminants.

New tech converts sea water into drinking water in minutes

Posted in Featured, Science on 19th Sep, 2015
by Alex Muller

Purifying dirty water is a notoriously difficult and expensive process, which is why a newly invented and ultra-cheap water cleaning process is looking so promising.