The Bureau of Reclamation is awarding $3.6 million to 10 projects for advanced water treatment research and development. The Desalination and Water...
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Finalists Announced for Next Stage of Waves to Water Desalination Prize
The U.S. Department of Energy announced 10 winners in the ADAPT stage of the Waves to Water Prize — a competition focused on using the power of...
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Desalination Breakthrough Could Lead To Cheaper Water Filtration
Producing clean water at a lower cost could be on the horizon after researchers from The University of Texas at Austin and...
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Researchers Create Robust, Multilayered RO Filter for Desalination
In search of a better way to desalinate water, a Yale-led team of researchers has turned to swimsuit material for inspiration.
Reverse osmosis,...
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Lin Wins Prestigious Paul L. Busch Award for Innovative Water Research
Entry 243256Shihong Lin, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at Vanderbilt University, has won the 2020 Paul L. Busch Award from The Water Research...
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Stanford Researchers Design a More Efficient, Affordable Desalination Process
Taking a new approach to an old problem, Stanford researchers have created a device that could make converting seawater to freshwater profitable...
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Bureau of Reclamation Awards 22 Desalination Research Projects
The Bureau of Reclamation recently awarded $5.8 million to 22 laboratory and pilot-scale desalination research projects to enable broader deployment of desalination...
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Department of Energy Launches Desalination Prize
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the launch of the $9 million American-Made Challenges: Solar Desalination Prize, a competition to accelerate...
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Water Diversions Are so Last Century. The Focus Has Turned Toward Reuse and Conservation
Entry 225727Water scarcity is a growing problem, both in North America and globally.
Traditionally, water-scarce areas of the U.S. have been supplied by...
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News Briefs: Operator Who Ignored Broken Centrifuge Avoids Jail Time
Entry 244141The former manager of the Oswego (New York) Wastewater Treatment Plant avoided jail time and was sentenced probation and a fine...
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Grants Awarded to 30 Desalination Research Projects
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has announced that 30 projects will receive a total of $5.1 million from the Desalination and Water...
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Scientists Map Huge Undersea Freshwater Aquifer in Northeast U.S.
In a new survey of the sub-seafloor off the U.S. Northeast coast, scientists have made a surprising discovery: a gigantic aquifer of...
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School of Mines Creates Water Treatment Technology Hub
Colorado School of Mines recently celebrated the grand opening of a new 10,000-square-foot research facility in Denver that will pave the way...
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DOE Announces Prize Competition for Wave Energy Water Desalination
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced a prize competition to spur innovation in wave energy-powered desalination systems. The Waves to...











