Pristine water: the solar absorber gel purification system in a lake at Princeton University (left) and the clean water produced during its immersion. (Courtesy: Xiaohui Xu) Pufferfish have inspired a ...

Having graced our pages with inventive coolers, stoves, utensils and ovens, GoSun is back with another clever device for eco-conscious campers. The newly launched GoSun Flow is a neat and portable ...

Discover how the Skylight device is transforming lives in developing countries by providing both safe drinking water and ...

Close up pouring purified fresh drink water. Researchers have developed a high efficiency solar steam generator which may help provide better access to clean water globally. Predictions by the World ...

Developed by a Kolkata-based scientist, SP Gon Choudhury, the solar water purifier will not just be able to treat water of excess iron, suspended particles and bacteria through filters and solar ...

The 450 residents of a small village deep in the jungles of the Yucatan Peninsula are a day’s drive away from any source of drinkable water. This community is now hosting researchers testing a ...

Availability of potable drinking water remains a challenge in rural areas in several parts of the country. Commercially available water filters are costly, need electricity to run and reverse osmosis ...

Solar stills can be a very useful way to produce drinking water from dirty or salty water, but there’s plenty of room for improvements in efficiency. Now, engineers at Virginia Tech have developed a ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — You’ve seen Bear Grylls turn foul water into drinking water with little more than sunlight and plastic. Now, academics have added a third element — carbon-dipped paper — that may turn ...