We are surrounded by water, yet fresh drinking water is always an issue. This is because more than 97% of the earth's water is saltwater. But, what if there was an effective way to desalinate the ...

Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have built a portable seawater desalination system for the production of drinkable water in remote locations, without connection to ...

Tests on an MIT building rooftop showed that a simple proof-of-concept desalination device could ... 1.5 gallons per hour for each square meter of solar collecting area.

It offers cost-effective solar desalination, making solar-produced drinking water cheaper than tap water for the first time. Researchers led by MIT and Shanghai Jiao Tong University have ...