University of Nevada, Reno researcher devises new solar pond distillation system
Ecosystems of terminus lakes around the world could benefit from a new system being developed at the University of Nevada, Reno to desalinate water using a specialized low-cost solar pond and patented...
View ArticleThe Sur, Baleares and Segura basins are the driest in Spain
There is some discrepancy among the scientific community as to the situation of reservoirs in Spain, one of the countries with the greatest water stress in Europe. For this purpose, a team of...
View ArticleApril issue of National Geographic magazine takes in-depth look at fresh water
National Geographic's April 2010 issue is devoted to a single topic - fresh water. "Water: Our Thirsty World," available on newsstands beginning Tuesday, March 30, is a far-reaching exploration of and...
View ArticleNew approach to water desalination
A new approach to desalination being developed by researchers at MIT and in Korea could lead to small, portable desalination units that could be powered by solar cells or batteries and could deliver...
View ArticleResearchers study effect of yuma desalting plant on Cienega de Santa Clara
A binational team is studying whether running the Yuma Desalting Plant will affect Mexico's Cienega de Santa Clara, the largest wetland on the Colorado River Delta. (2010-04-28)
View ArticleNanotechnology for water purification
Nanotechnology refers to a broad range of tools, techniques and applications that simply involve particles on the approximate size scale of a few to hundreds of nanometers in diameter. (2010-07-29)
View ArticleSaving a million acre-feet of water through conservation and efficiency in...
A new analysis released today by the Pacific Institute recommends specific actions that can annually save a million acre-feet of water quickly and at a lower economic and ecological cost than...
View ArticleValue-added sulfur scrubbing
Power plants that burn fossil fuels remain the main source of electricity generation across the globe. Modern power plants have scrubbers to remove sulfur compounds from their flue gases, which has...
View ArticleResearchers discover a way to simultaneously desalinate water, produce...
Fresh water and reusable energy. Humans are on a constant hunt for a sustainable supply of both. (2010-12-03)
View ArticleNot just for raincoats
Researchers from Northwestern University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have studied individual water droplets and discovered a miniature version of the "water hammer," an effect...
View ArticleSandia security experts help Kazakhstan safely transport, store Soviet-era...
A Sandia National Laboratories team helped reach a major milestone in the nation's nuclear nonproliferation efforts by working with the Central Asian country of Kazakhstan to move nuclear materials -...
View ArticleNJIT prof offers new desalination process using carbon nanotubes
A faster, better and cheaper desalination process enhanced by carbon nanotubes has been developed by NJIT Professor Somenath Mitra. (2011-03-15)
View ArticleRecycling perlite: New, improved method saves resources
Perlite, a processed volcanic mineral, is widely used as a component of soilless growing mixes. (2011-03-18)
View ArticleSalinity in Outer Banks wells traced to fossil seawater
Rising salinity in the primary source for desalinated tap water in North Carolina's Outer Banks has been traced to fossil seawater, not - as some have feared - to recent seawater intrusion. (2011-05-13)
View ArticleEmissions from energy use in the water sector are poorly understood
Greater understanding is needed of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from energy use in the water sector if it is to meet sustainability goals, according to researchers at the University of East Anglia...
View ArticleSolar power does not have a long shelf life
Storing power is complicated and expensive, but very often, especially far away from the regular power grids, there is no way around large batteries for grid-independent electricity consumers. It would...
View ArticleNew paper examines future of seawater desalinization
A paper co-authored by William Phillip of the University of Notre Dame's Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Menachem Elimelech, Robert Goizueta Professor of Environmental and...
View ArticleBetter desalination technology key to solving world's water shortage
Over one-third of the world's population already lives in areas struggling to keep up with the demand for fresh water. (2011-08-05)
View ArticleReuse of municipal wastewater has potential to augment future drinking water...
With recent advances in technology and design, treating municipal wastewater and reusing it for drinking water, irrigation, industry, and other applications could significantly increase the nation's...
View ArticleBetter surfaces could help dissipate heat
Cooling systems that use a liquid that changes phase - such as water boiling on a surface - can play an important part in many developing technologies, including advanced microchips and concentrated...
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