Mobile H2O generator pulls drinking water from air for off-grid nomads

For over a decade, Israeli atmospheric water generator (AWG) company Watergen has been one of the players working to refine and grow air-to-water technology that can efficiently pull water vapor out of the air and collect it as fresh, filtered drinking… Continue reading Mobile H2O generator pulls drinking water from air for off-grid nomads

Coal could find new use in eco-friendly desalination tech

The burning of coal may be falling out of favor as a means of generating heat and electricity, but that doesn’t mean the material no longer has any valuable uses. According to a new study, it could be utilized in the desalination of seawater.Continue R… Continue reading Coal could find new use in eco-friendly desalination tech

CamelBak’s latest bottles integrate LifeStraw’s water filtering tech

When sourcing drinking water in the great outdoors it can pay to take no chances, and a new line of bottles co-developed by CamelBak and Lifestraw is designed to keep risk of contamination to a minimum. The drinking vessels pack two lots of filtering t… Continue reading CamelBak’s latest bottles integrate LifeStraw’s water filtering tech

Purifying hydrogel tablet makes river water drinkable within an hour

Access to clean water is a major unmet need in many parts of the world. Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have developed a new hydrogel tablet that could help, with a prototype able to disinfect a liter of river water in one hour.Continu… Continue reading Purifying hydrogel tablet makes river water drinkable within an hour

Smartphones used to check water for pollutants – by tracking paramecia

Even though it’s vitally important for people in impoverished nations to check drinking water sources for pollutants, they often lack the facilities for performing such tests. A new system could help, as it uses a smartphone camera to check up on tiny … Continue reading Smartphones used to check water for pollutants – by tracking paramecia

Future astronauts may be able to pull water and oxygen from lunar soil

If there are two things that are essential to human life, they’re water and oxygen – neither of which are easily available on the moon. Thanks to a new technique, though, astronauts may someday be able to harvest those elements from lunar soil.Continue… Continue reading Future astronauts may be able to pull water and oxygen from lunar soil