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™ ...

We are at a critical time and supporting climate journalism is more important than ever. Science News and our parent organization, the Society for Science, need your help to strengthen environmental ...

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 ...