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- Sea-Urchin-Inspired Coating Enables Robot To Filter Oil From WaterResearchers at RMIT University in Australia have developed a new oil-water filtration coating inspired by sea urchins. The material captures oil while repelling water.…
- Water filter from wood cellulose offers portable, eco-friendly purificationClean water is, unfortunately, not guaranteed for anyone. In some countries, people have to make due with polluted water or travel long distances to…
- Solar steam generation system produces clean water from salt waterResearchers at Monash University in Australia developed a solar powered steam generation system that produces clean water from salty water with almost 100 per…
- Materials that provide clean drinking water on World Water DayAlmost 800 million people around the world do not have access to clean drinking water. To draw attention to this problem, the United Nations…
- Source: solar panels that extract water from the airAccess to clean drinking water seems to be a privilege rather than a right. Deserts are expanding and draughts are happening because of climate…
- Purifying water with foam made from coffee groundsCoffee is one of the most popular beverages in the world. Though some people cannot stand it, others need it to function properly. Some…
- Bindu: Rethinking Everyday Water Use Through Material And Ritual DesignBindu is a design project by Indian designer Akhil Krishnan that rethinks everyday kitchen habits. In three parts, it encourages a more mindful and…
- Ultra water-permeable pavementStart-up Aquipor designed a pavement material with submicron-sized pores that allows water to pass through, but everything else to stay on the surface. While…
- New material can extract energy and clean water from wastewaterIn a world in which fresh water become a scarce good and where there is never sufficient energy, any material that can help produce either…
- A scarf with built-in air filter to protect against pollution and fluThe Bioscarf is a new scarf made out of post-consumer recycled PET bottles and a built-in air filter. The consequences of air pollution are…
- Best of 2019: Extracting microplastic from water using magnetsOriginally published on 11 August Irish teenager Fionn Ferreira developed a method to remove microplastic from water using strong magnets. Microplastics are plastic particles…
- Extracting microplastic from water using magnetsIrish teenager Fionn Ferreira developed a method to remove microplastic from water using strong magnets. Microplastics are plastic particles of less than 5mm in…
- Non-hazardous photocatalytic material removes dye from waterEarlier this month, Mumbai was startled by the sight of blue dogs wandering the streets. It turned out that the dogs had been swimming…
