Tag: water

Using Light to Disinfect Water

By Corinna Wu | 01/27/2010 | 6 Comments

New light-activated catalyst keeps on working even after the lights go out.

Climate Change Authority Admits Mistake

By Kevin Bullis | 01/21/2010 | 28 Comments

The use of news reports as sources calls a key finding into question.

Sun-Assisted Desalination

By Tyler Hamilton | 12/17/2009 | 17 Comments

Energy-saving process uses free heat to desalinate seawater.

A Two-Pronged Water-Treatment Technology

By Monica Heger | 06/15/2009 | 1 Comment

Combining light and electrical current removes contaminants from water.

Getting Arsenic Out of Water

By Katherine Bourzac | 06/01/2009 | 2 Comments

IBM is developing a membrane that is more effective at ridding drinking water of arsenic contaminants.

Measuring Corn Ethanol's Thirst for Water

By Phil McKenna | 04/14/2009 | 10 Comments

Ethanol from corn consumes three times more water than previously thought.

Purifying Water with Nano-particles

By Duncan Graham-Rowe | 09/29/2008 | 1 Comment

A company says 3-D nanoparticles boost the efficiency of water purification.

Synthetic Tree Hauls Water

By Corinna Wu | 09/17/2008 | 7 Comments

A new microfluidic system offers a different way to move water.

Finding Water on the Moon

By Brittany Sauser | 07/15/2008 | 1 Comment

An advanced type of mass spectrometry has detected water in lunar particles.