News tagged with desalination

Nanotechnology could help Arab region

"Nanotechnology could aid the future of development of the Arab region," says Mohamed H.A. Hassan, executive director of TWAS, the academy of sciences for the developing world, and president of the African Academy of Sciences. ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

Feb 21, 2010 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

New technology being developed for use in Jordan desalination plant

Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev are developing technology to scale up a novel method for achieving very high recoveries in desalination by reverse osmosis to be used in a Jordanian desalinization plant.

Technology / Engineering

Aug 19, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Wastewater produces electricity and desalinates water

A process that cleans wastewater and generates electricity can also remove 90 percent of salt from brackish water or seawater, according to an international team of researchers from China and the U.S.

Space & Earth / Environment

Aug 06, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (17) | 1

Researchers achieve major breakthrough with water desalination system

(PhysOrg.com) -- Concern over access to clean water is no longer just an issue for the developing world, as California faces its worst drought in recorded history. According to state's Department of Water Resources, supplies ...