When you drink a nice refreshing glass of water, do you ever think, "Gee, I'm glad that polymeric desalination membrane did its job!" Probably not, but maybe you should. Those thin polyamide, or ...

(Nanowerk News) MIT researchers have developed a portable desalination unit, weighing less than 10 kilograms, that can remove particles and salts to generate drinking water. The suitcase-sized device, ...

The shortcomings of conventional desalination units. How a new approach was developed and tested, using advanced electronics and chemistry. The performance achieved by this unit in field tests.

This post was originally published by NoCamels. Check out their excellent coverage and follow them down here: In the hot and arid Middle East, clean water is liquid gold. Faced with limited rainfall ...

Conflict and extreme weather could threaten large desalination plants that supply water to the region. MIT Technology Review Explains: Let our writers untangle the complex, messy world of technology ...

In the Shaffer lab, the actual membrane that blocks salt and allows water flow through up to eight times faster. Credit: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (2025). DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c14332 When you ...