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New Filter Material Enhances Water Purification Process

Clean, fresh water coming directly from the tap is considered to be an absolute luxury. In developing countries, people often have no choice but to use a polluted river for drinking water.

16 Jan 2017

New Electromechanical Method Traps Nickel from Contaminated Seawater

The same deposit that builds up in many tea kettles or water pipes in areas where calcium-rich water is the norm might be just the (cheap) ticket to rid contaminated seawater of toxic metals

12 Jan 2017

HyperSolar’s Lab-Scale Prototype Successfully Produces Renewable Hydrogen from Iowa River Water

HyperSolar, Inc., the developer of a breakthrough technology to produce renewable hydrogen using sunlight and any source of water, today released a video demonstration of its prototype successfully producing hydrogen using water from the Iowa River, an indication of the technology’s potential in real world settings.

16 Nov 2016

New Greenhouse-Gas Data Proves Reservoirs to be Vital Source of Greenhouse Gases

Discussions of topical issues associated with the biological sciences are featured in the BioScience Talks podcast.

10 Nov 2016

Existing Data Could Help Track Changes in Characteristics and Quality of Surface Waters

Examining how land-use changes may affect water quality and fisheries resources in lakes and streams will help natural resource agencies manage wildlife populations, according to Steven Chipps, leader of the U.S. Geological Survey, South Dakota Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit at South Dakota State University.

8 Nov 2016

Researchers Discover Efficient Way to Produce Hydrogen from Water

Washington State University researchers have found a way to more efficiently create hydrogen from water – an important key in making renewable energy production and storage viable.

26 Oct 2016

Honeywell UOP Launches Novel Wastewater Treatment Technology to Remove Contaminants from Wastewater

Honeywell UOP announced today that its novel wastewater treatment technology will be used to help a fresh-cut fruit and vegetables company treat wastewater.

26 Oct 2016

Experts Gather at MIT to Prepare Roadmap for “Green” Desalination

Considered one of the most significant turnarounds ever accomplished in relation to a natural resource emergency, Israel has overcome a threatening fresh water scarcity within a decade.

From IDE Technologies 20 Oct 2016

New Sandia Report Maps Use of Fresh Water for Energy Production Around Pacific Rim

A wide-ranging analysis of water vulnerability across the Pacific — including the U.S., China, Russia and Japan — has identified hundreds of locations where energy production depends upon scarce water supplies.

16 Sep 2016

Water Can Serve as Invisible Cage for Growth of Micelle Fiber

When it comes to water, some materials have a split personality – and some of these materials could hold the key to new ways of harnessing solar energy.

14 Sep 2016