Engineers at MIT and in China develop desalination system which could produce freshwater that is cheaper than tap water

2 years ago by Arthur Besse to c/technology

A new solar desalination system takes in saltwater and heats it with natural sunlight. The system flushes out accumulated salt, so replacement parts aren’t needed often, meaning the system could potentially produce drinking water that is cheaper than tap water.
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Sprokes 36 points 2 years ago

I will give it few weeks and we will no longer hear about it. There are many articles like this but as always nothing is developed.

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MinorLaceration 14 points 2 years ago

This article was from September, and so far I haven't heard any updates.

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maniel 4 points 2 years ago

I remember seeing it here a month ago...

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mctoasterson 2 points 2 years ago

A significant amount of researchers seem to author these kinds of papers that sound great but then can't be reliably reproduced, or are completely impractical in application. The NileRed video about his attempts to create the compressed wood "armor" was very illuminating to this point.

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