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CISA, FBI and EPA release guidance on how Water and Wastewater Systems Sector entities can secure their environments.
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When it comes to cleaning up marine oil spills, it’s best if you can use a material that separates the oil from the seawater. Scientists have created a new organic membrane which does exactly that, and it’s derived from oyster mushrooms.Continue Readin… Continue reading Mushroom-derived membranes may make for greener oil-spill cleanups
Robert Legare and Nicole Sganga report: Hackers backed by the Chinese government are targeting U.S. water treatment plants and electrical grids, strategically positioning themselves within critical infrastructure systems to “wreak havoc and cause… Continue reading FBI director to warn Congress of dangers Chinese hackers pose to American infrastructure, innovation
While we’ve seen quite a few filtration systems for making polluted water drinkable, many are quite complex, or utilize costly materials. By contrast, an experimental new setup simply requires users to inject dirty water through a layer of cellulose.Co… Continue reading Simple cellulose filter thoroughly purifies syringe-injected water
While we’ve seen quite a few filtration systems for making polluted water drinkable, many are quite complex, or utilize costly materials. By contrast, an experimental new setup simply requires users to inject dirty water through a layer of cellulose.Co… Continue reading Simple cellulose filter thoroughly purifies syringe-injected water
Two major water companies, Veolia in the US and Southern Water in the UK, have been targeted in ransomware attacks that resulted in data breaches.
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CISA, FBI and EPA document aims to help water and wastewater organizations improve their cyber resilience and incident response.
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To address the prospect of parched astronauts on Mars, NASA is considering a new proposal. The agency may develop a method of using synthetic biology to remove toxic perchlorates from Martian ice deposits, thus making water from those deposits suitable… Continue reading NASA may use bacteria to make Martian water drinkable
The hacking of a municipal water plant is prompting new warnings from U.S. security officials at a time when governments are wrestling with how to harden water utilities against cyberattacks.
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Japanese researchers have created and open-sourced a flying firefighting hose that levitates and steers itself to fight fires using its own water pressure as a two-part propulsion system, spraying water down onto fires and keeping operators safe.Contin… Continue reading “Flying dragon” robot harnesses the “crazy hose” effect to fight fires