Access to usable water in our homes is an incredible privilege. According to the World Health Organization, only about 73% of the world's population can access safe drinking water. While it's easy to ...

There are many situations when a water supply could temporarily be interrupted for a few hours or up to several days or weeks. Availability of drinking water is critical in these situations because ...

Reverse Osmosis (RO) is a method for purifying drinking water. More than 90 percent of the water used in the home is referred to as “working water.” This is used to run your home appliances, shower, ...

A new purification process that, if successful, could help millions of people without access to clean water quickly and efficiently purify water to make it safe for drinking and cooking is being ...

In the search for clean drinking water, scientists and engineers have cycled through filtration, chlorination, oxidation and just about any “-ation” one can think of. Despite these previous efforts, a ...

A genetic tool used by medical researchers may also be used in a novel approach to remove harmful microbes and viruses from drinking water. In a series of proof-of-concept experiments, engineers ...

Scientists have developed a new method that converts seawater into drinking water that could be useful in disaster zones where there is limited electrical power. The most popular method for removing ...