This low-cost device purifies water using only paper and sunlight

Published May 21, 2018 This content is archived.

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An article on Global Citizen reports researchers at UB have developed a solar water purifier they hope can sanitize water more quickly, cheaply and effectively than other models, and quotes Qiaoqiang Gan, associate professor of electrical engineering.

“Solar energy is basically free,” he said. “In some countries in tropical areas, they are short of resources but they have an abundance of solar energy.”

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An article also appeared on The Columnist.