Magnetic nanoparticles with ionic liquids for water purification In many parts of the world, access to clean drinking water is far from certain. Filtration of large volumes of water, however... Read more
The rose may be one of the most iconic symbols of the fragility of love in popular culture, but now the flower could hold more than just symbolic value. A new device for collecting and purif... Read more
Scientists from the National University of Science and Technology “MISIS” together with their colleagues from Derzhavin Tambov State University and Saratov Chernyshevsky State Un... Read more
Technology developed by UNSW Canberra researchers could provide an environmentally friendly, cost-effective method of sterilising water. On 22 March, World Water Day, the United Nations will... Read more
An innovation in liquid metal chemistry could help one tenth of the planet’s population get access to clean drinking water at very low cost following breakthrough research from UNSW Sydney a... Read more
BME/ChemE’s Bob Tilton and Todd Przybycien have refined the requirements of a process that turns easily accessible sand and plant materials into a cheap and effective water filtration tool A... Read more
Engineers at the University of Maryland have found that porous types of wood from trees like poplar and pine can greatly increase the efficiency of water-to-steam conversion under sunlight.... Read more
Two Danish students have developed “SolarSack” for inexpensive and environmentally friendly water purification. The concept was tested in villages, refugee camps and slums in East Africa whe... Read more
Removing contaminants from water even in the smallest amounts. When it comes to removing very dilute concentrations of pollutants from water, existing separation methods tend to be energy- a... Read more
The system consists of tanks of fibre membranes that catch and hold contaminants—dirt, organic particles, bacteria and viruses—while letting water filter through. A community of beneficial b... Read more
Low-cost Hydrogen Peroxide Device Has the Potential to Provide Developing Countries with Clean Water
New Device Produces Hydrogen Peroxide for Water Purification Limited access to clean water is a major issue for billions of people in the developing world, where water sources are often cont... Read more
Nanotech enables powerful and portable sterilization equipment For the first time, researchers have created light-emitting diodes (LEDs) on lightweight flexible metal foil. Engineers at The... Read more
Dirty to drinkable Graphene oxide has been hailed as a veritable wonder material; when incorporated into nanocellulose foam, the lab-created substance is light, strong and flexible, conducti... Read more
Nanorods’ behavior first theorized 20 years ago, but not seen until now After their nanorods were accidentally created when an experiment didn’t go as planned, the researchers ga... Read more
We’ve all seen the Febreze air fresheners, which employ a derivative of corn starch to trap invisible air pollutants in the home and remove unwanted odors. A team of Cornell researchers has... Read more
