Salamendacious@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 9 months agoDesalination system could produce freshwater that is cheaper than tap waterwww.freethink.comexternal-linkmessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up1200arrow-down123file-text
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MIT engineers and collaborators developed a solar-powered device that avoids salt-clogging issues of other designs.
minus-squarelinearchaos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·9 months agoDesalination can be as easy as evaporation. But the volume over time is abysmal. The faster you clean it the faster you build up the salt. Like everything, problems appear at scale that aren’t even a concern at the individual level.
Desalination can be as easy as evaporation. But the volume over time is abysmal.
The faster you clean it the faster you build up the salt.
Like everything, problems appear at scale that aren’t even a concern at the individual level.