Technology Preparing for water scarcity using hybrid desalination technologies Andrew McCollum Aug 25, 2022 Graphical abstract. Credit: Energy Conversion and Management (2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2022.115991…
Technology Novel 3D foam current collector developed for desalination Andrew McCollum Jun 21, 2022 Schematic diagrams of flow-electrode capacitive desalination utilizing three-dimensional foam current collector for…
Technology Keeping it clean: Engineers working to make desalination membranes stay scale-free Andrew McCollum Feb 16, 2022 Assistant Professor Tiezheng Tong’s lab is working to solve problems associated with membrane scaling during…
Technology Solar-powered system offers a route to inexpensive desalination Andrew McCollum Feb 14, 2022 MIT researchers have developed a solar-powered desalination system that is more efficient and less expensive than…
Technology Quenching the world’s thirst with off-grid water desalination Andrew McCollum Oct 4, 2021 Electro-active bacteria desalinate and sterilise water making it suitable and safe. Credit: © FCC AQUALIA SA…
Technology Getting smart about off-grid desalination Andrew McCollum Aug 3, 2021 The performance of a device that can desalinate water using waste heat from solar cells, first developed by KAUST…
Technology Breakthrough in reverse osmosis may lead to most energy-efficient seawater desalination ever Andrew McCollum May 25, 2021 Graduate students Abhimanyu Das (left) and Akshay Rao adjust a piston tank, the key component to a new desalination…
Technology A mechanical approach to more efficiently clean desalination membranes Andrew McCollum May 24, 2021 An interdisciplinary team of engineers joined forces to find a new way to clean clogged filtration membranes. Credit:…