Water
Water fund to slake Cape Town's thirst by restoring native bush
Cape Town is planning to launch a new fund by the end of 2017 that will improve its water supply by restoring the native shrubland plants covering the region's watersheds and aquifers. Amid uncertain rainfall patterns as the planet warms, protecting indigenous vegetation should yield more water for Read More...
How to wash your hands reducing your water usage with 98%
When you wash your hands or rinse off soapy dishes under a running tap, most of the water flows out of the faucet and down the drain without being used. It’s a waste. That’s why a Swedish firm created the Nozzle. This tap atomizes water into a fine most. The result: clean hands and dishes and a Read More...
This 'thirsty' concrete absorbs 880 gallons of water a minute
Tarmac has created Topmix Permeable, a porous concrete that allows rain water to flow though it. Up to 880 gallons of water can trickle through Topmix, which could eliminate flooding where it has been installed. Follow TI:On Read More...
US scientists test tiny water purifier powered by light
US scientists say they have invented a tiny water-purifying device, which is about the size of a person's fingertip and harnesses light to kill harmful bacteria. In laboratory experiments, the ultra thin 1cm-by-2cm miniature tablet-like device, which was placed in a water container, killed 99.9 Read More...
Coca-Cola follows up on promise to replenish all the water it used
In 2007, Coca-Cola announced a goal of replenishing the water it uses by the year 2020. The company announced recently that it has succeeded meeting that goal, thanks to 248 community water partnerships in 71 countries around the world. An assessment made by The Nature Conservancy found that in Read More...
How water shortages flow into collaboration not war
OK, Mark Twain never actually said “whiskey’s for drinking, but water’s for fighting over”. The first authenticated use of that famous aphorism of the American West was actually by a government official in Montana in 1983. But in a world of growing water shortages, it is Read More...
Solar-powered Ring Garden marries desalination and agriculture for drought-stricken California
With roughly 80 percent of California’s already-scarce water supply going to agriculture, it’s crucial for the state to embrace new technologies that shrink the amount of water required to grow food. Alexandru Predonu has designed an elegant solution that uses solar energy to power a Read More...
New solar still makes tainted water drinkable using bubblewrap
Researchers from MIT have created a solar still made of bubble wrap and other simple materials that can make tainted water fit to drink. Solar stills typically require expensive lenses or other equipment, but this setup allows people to boil and distill water with no extra solar concentrator. The Read More...
This work of art can annually desalinate 1.5 billion gallons of drinking water
Global warming is making drinking water scarcer. Desalination can provide a solution in many coastal areas where most of the world population lives. But desalination requires a lot of energy; making fresh drinking water expensive. “The Pipe” is designed to solve that problem. Here it is Read More...
This tiny device makes dirty water drinkable in just 20 minutes
This tiny device makes dirty water drinkable in just 20 minutes Genius. Scientists have developed a tiny device the size of a postage stamp that can kill 99.99 percent of bacteria in water in just 20 minutes. Exposing contaminated water to sunlight can naturally clean it up – because UV rays Read More...