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Engineer helps poor in developing nations purify drinking water
Mar 16, 2009 |
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The device looks deceptively simple - a porous clay pot placed in a five-gallon plastic bucket with a spigot - but Vinka Craver believes it can save millions of lives each year.
Biological sand filters, a practical approach to combat poverty and inequality
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Sep 24, 2008 |
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Microbiologically contaminated water plagues approximately 1.1 billion people in rural and peri-urban populations in developing countries. Roughly 2.2 million people without safe access to drinking water die each year from ...
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Older filters, fresher water
Nov 26, 2007 |
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Scientists in Australia have discovered that the older the water filter the better when it comes to reducing the off-putting earthy taste of some tap water. Writing in the Inderscience publication International Journal of ...
Monash study suggests rainwater is safe to drink
Nov 04, 2009 |
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A world first study by Monash University researchers into the health of families who drink rainwater has found that it is safe to drink.
New filtering technology has environmental, industrial applications
Nov 18, 2008 |
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Materials engineers have created a new type of membrane that separates oil from water and, if perfected, might be used for environmental cleanup, water purification and industrial applications.
First 'nanorust' field test slated in Mexico
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
May 27, 2009 |
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Rice University researchers today announced that the first field tests of "nanorust," the university's revolutionary, low-cost technology for removing arsenic from drinking water, will begin later this year ...
Research breakthrough will lead to more accurate weather forecasts
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 07, 2009 |
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More accurate global weather forecasts and a better understanding of climate change are in prospect thanks to a breakthrough by engineers at Queen's University Belfast's Institute of Electronics, Communications ...
MIT engineer works toward clean water, more
Mar 05, 2007 |
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An MIT engineer working toward clean drinking water in Nepal describes in a recent issue of the Journal of International Development how people from developed and developing countries can work together to solve key humani ...
From the backyard to the ocean: New study shows streams act as key nitrogen filters
Mar 12, 2008 |
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As spring arrives across the country, tourists returning to beaches will face the reality of "red tide" -- harmful blooms of algae that make water unfit for swimming and pose risks to humans and sea life.
Possible new approach to purifying drinking water
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Jun 03, 2008 |
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A genetic tool used by medical researchers may also be used in a novel approach to remove harmful microbes and viruses from drinking water.
New filter promises clean water for millions
Jan 19, 2005 |
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A handful of clay, yesterday’s coffee grounds and some cow manure are the simple ingredients that could bring clean drinking water to developing countries around the globe. An innovative new technology, dev ...
Water inside single-walled carbon nanotubes
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jun 25, 2008 |
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Researchers have identified a signature for water inside single-walled carbon nanotubes, helping them understand how water is structured and how it moves within these tiny channels.
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