Providing clean water to soldiers in the field and citizens around the world is essential, and yet remains one of the world’s greatest challenges. Now a new super-wicking and super-light-absorbing aluminum material developed with U.S. Army funding could change that.
With funding from the Army Research Office, an element of the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command’s Army Research Laboratory, researchers at the University of Rochester have developed a new aluminum panel that more efficiently concentrates solar energy to evaporate and purify contaminated water.“The Army and its warfighters run on water, so there is particular interest in basic materials research that could lead to
News Briefs: New Solar Material Could Clean Drinking Water
Also in this week's water and wastewater news, the Suquamish Tribe plans to sue King County, Washington, for Clean Water Act violations
