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July 02, 2013

Chemists work to desalt the ocean for drinking water, one nanoliter at a time
Austin TX (SPX) Jul 02, 2013
By creating a small electrical field that removes salts from seawater, chemists at The University of Texas at Austin and the University of Marburg in Germany have introduced a new method for the desalination of seawater that consumes less energy and is dramatically simpler than conventional techniques. The new method requires so little energy that it can run on a store-bought battery. The process evades the problems confronting current desalination methods by eliminating the need for a membrane an ... read more

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India chopper crash kills 20 as flood rescue forges on

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China and haze to dominate Asia security meeting

China reports another H7N9 bird flu death

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Social network size predicts social cognitive skills in primates

Wolf Lake Ancient Forest Is Endangered Ecosystem

Japan welcomes new Australian PM despite whale row

Police block site of deadly China Xinjiang riot

Egypt faces new turbulence over Morsi anniversary

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