Published February 2, 2017 This content is archived.
An article on Futurity reports a team of UB researchers have found a highly efficient and inexpensive way to turn saltwater and contaminated water into potable water for personal use using sunlight, plastic and carbon-dipped paper.
The article quotes Qiaoqiang Gan, associate professor of electrical engineering in the UB School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, who said, "Using extremely low-cost materials, we have been able to create a system that makes near-maximum use of the solar energy during evaporation. At the same time, we are minimizing the amount of heat loss during this process.”
Read the Solar Daily story here.
Read the Advanced Science News story here.