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Estuaries—where freshwater rivers meet the salty sea—are great locations for birdwatching and kayaking. In these areas, waters containing different salt concentrations mix and may be sources of sustainable, "blue" osmotic ...
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Scientists have developed a new solar-powered system to convert saltwater into fresh drinking water which they say could help reduce dangerous waterborne diseases like cholera.
Mar 27, 2024
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Our energy systems are characterized by two important injustices. First of all, not all people have the same degree of access to these systems (and their advantages). Secondly, the negative consequences of the systems—particularly ...
Jan 31, 2024
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More than 2.2 billion people currently live in water-stressed countries, and the United Nations estimates that 3.5 million die every year from water-related diseases. Because the areas most in need of improved drinking water ...
Dec 5, 2023
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On a gray, foggy day in May 2021, a rust-kissed barge carried three shed-sized tidal turbines—each mounted on the points of a triangular steel frame—through New York City's East River. Although the three turbines appeared ...
Oct 20, 2023
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Flexible aqueous batteries, such as those used in portable electronics, often contain a hydrogel electrolyte containing water and salt. Using a chemical modification inspired by nature, a team of Chinese researchers have ...
Oct 5, 2023
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Engineers at MIT and in China are aiming to turn seawater into drinking water with a completely passive device that is inspired by the ocean, and powered by the sun.
Sep 27, 2023
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Did you know rivers carry about 40 trillion metric tons of river water into the ocean every year? This meeting point, known as the estuary, holds great potential for electricity generation.
Jul 27, 2023
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Researchers from Tel Aviv University have succeeded in producing "green" hydrogen using green electricity—The hydrogen is produced without air pollution, with a high level of efficiency, utilizing a biocatalyst. Hydrogen ...
Jul 17, 2023
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New Jersey's Canoe Brook Water Treatment plant produces 14 millions gallons of drinking water a day.
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