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New Sustainable Plant-Based Membrane Works Without Fossil-Fuel Materials and Toxic Solvents

They are used in cleaning our drinking water, treating sewage, processing foods and keeping pharmaceuticals safe – membranes are a crucial part of everyday life.

5 Feb 2025

MIT Spinout Gradiant Reduces Global Industrial Water Footprint with Innovative Solutions

When it comes to water use, most of us think of the water we drink. But industrial uses for things like manufacturing account for billions of gallons of water each day. For instance, making a single iPhone, by one estimate, requires more than 3,000 gallons.

31 Jan 2025

Manchester Scientists Develop ‘Molecular Trap’ to Clean Pollution from Water

Scientists from The University of Manchester have developed a new material that could help reduce water pollution caused by harmful chemicals, such as from leftover medicines and hygiene products, that end up in rivers and lakes.

30 Jan 2025

Diatomaceous Earth Outperforms Silica in Removing Water Pollutants

The University of Duisburg-Essen's research on diatomaceous earth highlights its potential as a cost-effective and renewable resource for water purification.

27 Jan 2025

Transition Industries and Veolia Partner to Redefine Industrial Water Use at the Pacifico Mexinol Project in Mexico

Transition Industries LLC, a developer of world-scale, net-zero carbon emissions methanol and hydrogen projects, and Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions, world leader in water technology, have signed an agreement to explore the provision of advanced industrial water technology for the Pacifico Mexinol project in Sinaloa, Mexico.

From Transition Industries LLC 14 Jan 2025

Sea Surface Temperatures and Deeper Water Temperatures Reached a New Record High in 2024

A new study co-authored by Dr. Karina von Schuckmann, senior advisor in Ocean Science for Policy at the Scientific Direction of Mercator Ocean International, France, has been published today in Advances in Atmospheric Sciences.

13 Jan 2025

ABB To Electrify World’s Largest Submarine High-Voltage Power Cable

One of Sweden’s largest construction projects is currently underway to expand NKT’s factory in Karlskrona, Sweden, increasing the capacity to meet growing need for offshore high-voltage power cabling.

From ABB 9 Dec 2024

Smart Analysis Revolutionizes Detection of Faecal Discharges from Danube Shipping

Researchers at Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences (KL Krems) and ICC Water & Health have achieved a global breakthrough: A new, integrative methodology now enables precise detection of small-scale faecal discharges from inland waterway vessels in flowing waters.

29 Nov 2024

Enhancing Wastewater Treatment with Algae and Yeast

Research shows that co-cultivating green algae and yeast significantly boosts wastewater treatment efficiency, addressing eutrophication and nutrient pollution.

13 Nov 2024

Salt-Free Electrodialysis Metathesis Breakthrough in Sustainable Brine Management

Innovative salt-free electrodialysis metathesis boosts desalination efficiency, achieving high water recovery rates and reducing the costs of brine disposal.

8 Nov 2024