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An overview of a desalination plant in Santa Barbara, California, with a sludge holding tank and clarifier in the foreground.
Taking a new approach to an old problem, Stanford researchers have created a device that could make converting seawater to freshwater profitable and environmentally benign.
Their research, published in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, outlines an efficient method for...