Bacterial power to reduce toxicity of water supply
Aug 22, 2015
Wastewater treatments based on bioelectrochemical systems can generate energy while removing potentially toxic compounds.
Aug 22, 2015
Wastewater treatments based on bioelectrochemical systems can generate energy while removing potentially toxic compounds.
Aug 13, 2017
Surface wettability has little effect on atmospheric water gathering, but edge structure is crucial.
Nov 5, 2017
Promising electrochemical technologies for cleaning wastewater are boosted by discovery of extremophilic microbes in the Red Sea.
Nov 12, 2017
Treating wastewater with solar irradiation shows promise in reducing two E. coli strains but a resilient strain persists.
Feb 11, 2018
Safety assurance is the first step in bringing valuable wastewater into use, says Peiying Hong.
Mar 25, 2018
A grimy layer on wastewater filters could slow the spread of antibiotic resistance.
Jun 10, 2018
Learning how boron evaporates will help to improve water desalination technologies.
Jul 15, 2018
A membrane made of porous carbon-fiber structures grown on a porous ceramic substrate is more efficient than similar existing membranes at filtering seawater.
Jul 22, 2018
A low-cost method for collecting water from the atmosphere could be used to provide potable water to dry, inland regions.
Nov 25, 2018
An inexpensive hydrogel-based material efficiently captures moisture even from low-humidity air and then releases it on demand.
Apr 7, 2019
Unique membrane design prevents salt crusts from being produced during the distillation of brine water.
May 1, 2019
High-resolution imaging data collected by small satellites could transform how we monitor freshwater use in agriculture.
Jul 10, 2019
An integrated system seamlessly harnesses sunlight to cogenerate electricity and fresh water.
Aug 27, 2019
Accounting for the quality of energy needed to run a desalination plant shows benefits of using waste heat.
Jan 8, 2020
Ultraviolet light could thwart antimicrobial resistance by damaging DNA material in wastewater.
Feb 3, 2020
With about half the world’s population living close to the coast, using seawater to flush toilets could be possible with a salt-tolerant bacterium.
Oct 18, 2020
A new electroactive bacterium could help fuel wastewater treatment reactors.
Feb 8, 2021
A pioneering framework will monitor groundwater use for agricultural irrigation across Saudi Arabia.
Feb 21, 2021
Solar-powered brine crystallization could alleviate the environmental impacts of seawater desalination.
Aug 3, 2021
Theoretical modeling helps boost the efficiency of a device that generates both clean drinking water and electricity.
Oct 11, 2021
Understanding how liquid marbles behave as they evaporate provides valuable insights into these unique structures and their potential applications.
Oct 28, 2021
Combining two chemical-free treatments shows promise as an approach for reducing biofilm build-up on anaerobic bioreactor membranes.
Nov 3, 2021
Rather than just burning it, coal could also become a valuable solar desalination material.
Jan 9, 2022
Pulses of intense light could clean organic pollutants from wastewater.
Jan 11, 2022
Warmer waters in the central tropical Pacific in recent decades have led to shifts in atmospheric wind jets, bringing more winter rainfall to the eastern Arabian Peninsula and less to the south.
Feb 15, 2022
Hydrogen peroxide only forms in the presence of ozone in water microdroplets.
Mar 3, 2022
A solar-driven system to generate electricity and produce water for crops in arid areas may help a decentralized approach to food, water and energy security.
Apr 13, 2022
Simulations show that solar panel installations could go a long way toward addressing Saudi Arabia’s growing water crisis.
Apr 24, 2022
A sand-based mulch could help reduce irrigation on desert farms.
Feb 9, 2023
MOF-based soil moisture monitoring device a step toward precision irrigation.