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Reviewing the Effects of Wildfires on Water Quality

As wildfire occurrences have increased, as do the pollutants from burned watersheds in the water. This was noted by researchers in a review paper that indicates the requirement for more research in this field.

16 Sep 2022

High-Performing Low-Cost Water Filtration Systems

High-performing water filtration systems, which are essential for reducing water shortages, can also lower costs and energy usage, according to a recent study from Northwestern University.

13 Sep 2022

Study Finds Adverse Impacts of Climate Change on Drinking Water

A research team from the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) showed how water quality could be impacted by the climate-related loss of forests in the catchment area for Germany’s largest drinking water reservoir, the Rappbode reservoir in the Harz region.

12 Sep 2022

Upgraded Portable Purification Method for Saltier Waters

U.S. Marines have to acquire and store sufficient drinking water to sustain them on missions since they have no access to clean water.

9 Sep 2022

Single Catalyst Can Split Water at Low Voltage

In recent years, hydrogen has gained a lot of attention as a potential clean energy source since it combusts without generating climate-damaging emissions.

9 Sep 2022

Facing Water Scarcity with Hybrid Desalination Technologies

KIST researchers have created solar and hydrothermal energy-based membrane distillation techniques. By using these specialized membrane distillation technologies for the features of the geographical climate, system efficiency is expected to be maximized.

25 Aug 2022

Climate Change Predicts Southerly Shift of Iconic Whale Species in New Zealand

New research sheds light on how climate change will impact the distribution of great whales in New Zealand waters.

10 Aug 2022

More Resilient Crops Capable of Withstanding Extreme Weather Events

Researchers from James Cook University (JCU) and The Australian National University (ANU) have discovered an “exquisite” natural mechanism that aids plants in limiting water loss while having little impact on their ability to absorb carbon dioxide (CO2), a process crucial for photosynthesis, plant growth, and crop yield.

9 Aug 2022

Using Fish-Safe Turbines to Make Hydropower Plants More Sustainable

Growing up on a farm in Texas, there was always something for siblings Gia Schneider '99 and Abe Schneider '02, SM '03 to do. But every Saturday at 2 p.m., no matter what, the family would go down to a local creek to fish, build rock dams and rope swings, and enjoy nature.

5 Aug 2022

Researchers Receive Funding to Build a System that Selectively Removes and Destroys PFAS

The National Alliance for Water Innovation of the US Department of Energy has given engineers at the University of Illinois Chicago just over $1 million to develop a system that selectively eliminates and annihilates poly- and perfluorinated substances, also known as PFAS and referred to as “forever chemicals,” from industrial and municipal wastewaters.

2 Aug 2022