This project is intended to bring good drinking water to the families in the developing countries at no operating cost Designer Gabriele Diamanti has created a solar oven called the Eliodome... Read more
You would think we humans would have an innate alliance with water. As Isaac continues to pour down rain on the Gulf Coast and test New Orleans’s new flood-prevention system, there are lesso... Read more
A French invention which has been a long time in development now has the wings to be a world beater, and is dripping with promise Every once in a while an invention crops up with the power t... Read more
WE’RE in the worst drought in the United States since the 1950s, and we’re wasting it. Though the drought has devastated corn crops and disrupted commerce on the Mississippi River, it also r... Read more
Wastewater can be readily turned back to freshwater, if only cultural concerns can be allayed If one were to suggest that wastewater could be used as an efficient source of fresh water, a li... Read more
Between 20 and 40 per cent of total water supply can be lost through damaged pipes ENGINEERS at a Yorkshire university have developed a pioneering detection system capable of driving down th... Read more
Access to drinking water is a major issue in the developing world, especially in Africa, where dirty water kills more people than violence. Solar water purification is a tried and true metho... Read more
The first bio-inspired jumping water strider microrobot. The first bio-inspired microrobot capable of not just walking on water like the water strider – but continuously jumping up and down... Read more
What do you do when you want hot or cold water from the faucet? You set the temperature, turn the tap on, then wait for the water to reach the desired temperature before using any. Chances a... Read more
When nature calls, we just have to go. Now, scientists in Singapore have come up with an invention that makes going to the toilet a little more environmentally friendly. Their vacuum lavator... Read more
Fracking in Texas’s Eagle Ford Shale has used up to 13 million gallons of water per well Of all the troubles with fracking, the biggest—and growing—challenge seems to be what to do with all... Read more
A portable humidifier that only needs to be placed in a small water source A recent innovation unveiled at the Interior Lifestyle Tokyo event is a portable humidifier that only needs to be p... Read more
Marishane also sees it helping conserve water in the poorest parts of the world. With inspiration from a friend too lazy to take a shower and a few months of research on the Internet, South... Read more
Superhydrophobicity is one of most important interfacial properties between solids and liquids. SHI Yanlong and his group from the College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key laborato... Read more
The world needs clean water The world needs clean water, and more and more, we’re pulling it from the oceans, desalinating it, and drinking it. But what to do with the salty bri... Read more