Engineers at MIT and in China are aiming to turn seawater into drinking water with a completely passive device that is inspired by the ocean, and powered by the sun.

In a paper appearing today in the journal Joule, the team outlines the design for a new solar desalination system that takes in saltwater and heats it with natural sunlight.

The researchers estimate that if the system is scaled up to the size of a small suitcase, it could produce about 4 to 6 liters of drinking water per hour and last several years before requiring replacement parts. At this scale and performance, the system could produce drinking water at a rate and price that is cheaper than tap water.

https://www.cell.com/joule/fulltext/S2542-4351(23)00360-4

  • @jcit878
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    01 year ago

    you are completely missing the point mate.

    desalinated water STARTS at the lowest possible point in the catchment. Rain water does not.

    • @Dkarma
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      11 year ago

      Bruh where I’m at the water starts underground what are u talking about???

      • @jcit878
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        01 year ago

        cool, definitely not a typical network