Neat News 962 (added 2018-08-19)

Cheaper Desalination

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Many people rely on desalination for their drinking water. The standard approach for this is reverse osmosis, in which water is pressed through a membrane. By a new technology this membrane can be made very thin and as a consequence the energy needed for the reverse osmosis is smaller. Also the material seems to be more durable.

News seen at: ScienceDaily - Top Physical/Tech