News tagged with porous clay

Engineer helps poor in developing nations purify drinking water

The device looks deceptively simple - a porous clay pot placed in a five-gallon plastic bucket with a spigot - but Vinka Craver believes it can save millions of lives each year.

Technology / Engineering

Mar 16, 2009 | 4.2 / 5 (5) | 0

Scientists evaluate different antimicrobial metals for use in water filters

Porous ceramic water filters are often coated with colloidal silver, which prevents the growth of microbes trapped in the micro- and nano-scale pores of the filter. Other metals such as copper and zinc have also been shown ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

May 24, 2012 | 4 / 5 (1) | 1