Daily Mail: Next time you see a dog lapping thirstily at a toilet bowl, pause for thought – next time, it could be you. A new invention – funded by Bill Gates – aims to turn used toilet water into drinking water. Manchester University’s Sarah Haigh is an expert in nanotechnology – the science of […]
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Ieee Spectrum: Yemm invented the so-called “sea snake” while working on his doctoral degree at the University of Edinburgh. To this point, his company has achieved several firsts. In addition to the breakthrough of generating electric power that was routed through an undersea cable to the Portuguese coastal town of Aguçadoura, Pelamis is still the
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The Huffington Post: Despite how silly it sounds, water-fueled vehicles do exist. The most famous is Stan Meyer’s dune buggy, which achieved 100 miles per gallon and might have become more commonplace had Meyer not succumbed to a suspicious brain aneurysm at 57. Insiders have loudly claimed that Meyer was poisoned after he refused to
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What if you could cut food with a high-pressure jet of water and leave the food completely dry? Now you can: Water jets are a surprisingly efficient method of slicing, and they’re more hygienic than using a blade, which can harbor bacteria. This ultra high-pressure water jet forces a stream of drinking water between 15,000
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Inc.: Perhaps no one understands the value of water better than a farmer. Most people regard water as a limitless resource, but farmers are all too familiar with its limits. So it’s fitting, then, that one of the most innovative technologies to recently enter the world of water conservation was invented not by a highly
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BBQ: In pursuit of such goals, Capetonian Roger Matthews, a master plumber, retreated to his study for two years to devise a system that could help the poor, travellers or even the elite. He has recently invented a gas heating system that generates unlimited hot water – requiring neither municipal pressure nor energy in the
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UK inventor, Gerry Evans, says that the water meters available today are inaccurate. So, he has invented a better meter that he believes will help people save money. Mr Evans said while new meters may work perfectly when they are tested on water which does not contain particulates, when they are used on water which
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Have a small stream on your property and want to use it to generate electricity? Check out this hydropower generator designed to be used in rivers and small waterways. “This machine uses a special housing called a diffuser. In this way, it utilizes special technology to increase the rate of water flow through the vanes
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When I hear the word sommelier, I think of a wine professional; someone who tastes wine for a living. It seems I was too narrow in my definition. In Germany, there’s a water sommelier who can help you choose which water to go with your meal. Water from Northern Germany tastes fizzy. Spanish water tastes
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Reuters: A defense contractor better known for building jet fighters and lethal missiles says it has found a way to slash the amount of energy needed to remove salt from seawater, potentially making it vastly cheaper to produce clean water at a time when scarcity has become a global security issue. The process, officials and
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