A team of Korean researchers have made a membrane that can turn saltwater into freshwater in minutes. The membrane rejected 99.99% of salt over the course of one month of use, providing a promising ...

Researchers are developing a new filter membrane that is highly efficient at filtering and inactivating a wide variety of air-borne and water-borne viruses. Researchers at ETH Zurich are developing a ...

Osmosis is a natural process where water moves across a barrier to balance concentration, but reverse osmosis uses pressure ...

Making hydrogen is hard at high heat. A palladium plug design separates hydrogen without cooling, cutting cost and complexity ...

PPG Industries Inc. PPG recently introduced high-performance ultrafiltration (UF) membrane and filter components for industrial process water and wastewater applications. The UF membrane expands PPG's ...

Palladium is one of the keys to jump-starting a hydrogen-based energy economy. The silvery metal is a natural gatekeeper against every gas except hydrogen, which it readily lets through. For its ...

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High up in the Andes mountains, 12,000 feet above sea level, lies one of the world’s most unique ecosystems. Known as Páramo, the landscape is responsible for 70% of Colombia’s fresh water; in part, ...

Separating the complex mix of hydrocarbons found in crude oil is crucial for producing fuels and chemicals. It’s done today using energy-intensive distillation. Now researchers have developed a ...