Researchers are working on a technology to exploit osmotic energy -- a source of power that's naturally available at estuaries, where fresh water comes into contact with seawater. In a laboratory ...

Osmosis – the flow of a solvent across a semipermeable membrane from a region of lower to higher solute concentration – is a well-developed concept in physics and biophysics. The problem is that, even ...

Speaker one: Osmosis is the diffusion of water molecules across a semi-permeable membrane, from a higher water concentration, to a lower water concentration. Speaker two: Water uptake in plants ...

A persistent problem as science continues to grow is the difficulty with which knowledge can percolate from one field to another. This problem, which I discuss in my book The Half-Life of Facts, can ...

Researchers used electrospray technology to create ultra-thin, ultra-smooth polyamide membranes for reverse osmosis. This scalable process allows for better control of a membrane's fundamental ...

Researchers from the University of Arizona developed a desalination bus for remote Navajo residents living without infrastructure. “The motivation for the bus was two-fold,” said Bob Arnold, professor ...

Our scientists are employing breakthrough chemistry to revolutionize reverse osmosis – the most advanced water purification technology available today – to help fight global water scarcity.” FILMTEC™ ...

Where freshwater meets saltwater, Aleksandra Radenovic sees a wold of untapped renewable energy. Radenovic is a nanoscientist at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, and today she published the ...