"Water, water, everywhere, nor any drop to drink." You've probably heard a variation of this line from the 1798 poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner lamenting the fact that, despite its abundance, ...

Water scarcity is a global crisis, affecting millions of people around the world. Researchers at Dalhousie University have developed a low-cost, solar-powered water desalination device. This ...

Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed an energy-efficient desalination device that uses the sun’s power to produce clean drinking water from seawater. This innovative approach could ...

The construction industry worldwide faces a growing shortage of river sand, a critical material for building roads, bridges, and harbors. As river sand becomes increasingly restricted due to ...

Professor in Engineering Kyle Smith and his team developed a new desalination device last month that removes salt from water. The device uses a special design to move fluids quickly and use less ...