News tagged with hydrophobic sand
Hydrophobic Sand Could Combat Desert Water Shortages
(PhysOrg.com) -- Water scarcity is a major problem for people living in desert areas, including much of the Middle East and Africa. According to the United Nations, more than 1.6 million people die every year ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Feb 16, 2009 |
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'Super sand' for better purification of drinking water (Update)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have developed a way to transform ordinary sand -- a mainstay filter material used to purify drinking water throughout the world -- into a "super sand" with five times the filtering ...
Jun 23, 2011 |
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Transport behavior of E. coli varies depending on manure source
Escherichia coli is a commonly used indicator organism for detecting the presence of fecal contamination in drinking water supplies. The importance of E. coli as an indicator organism has led to several studies looking at th ...
Mar 09, 2009 |
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Citrate appears to control buckyball clumping but environmental concerns remain
Fullerenes, also fondly known as buckyballs, are showing an ugly side. Since being discovered in 1985, the hollow carbon atoms have been adapted for nanotechnology and biomedical applications ranging from electronics to carriers ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Apr 08, 2008 |
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