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This city park in Amsterdam could help purify local water

DELVA Landscape Architecture / Urbanism has revealed designs for Het Oog (Dutch for “The Eye”), a multifunctional...

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GoSun Flow is a portable water purifier and sanitation station powered by solar

Small enough to fit comfortably in a backpack with a filter strong enough to remove 99.99% of pathogens (including...

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A Swiss forest gains a sculptural, sustainably minded water purification plant

Most water purification plants are devoid of personality, but that’s not so for the Swiss city of Muttenz’s...

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Architects to transform two old railway yards into eco parks in Milan

OMA and Milan-based Laboratorio Permanente have won a competition to transform two abandoned railway yards in Milan...

Water purification device created by researchers at University at Buffalo

Record-breaking paper water purifier operates at near 100% efficiency

Researchers at the University at Buffalo have created a highly efficient device that uses sunlight and black carbon-dipped...

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This moss can naturally eliminate arsenic from water

Through the magic of moss, anything is possible. Scientists at the University of Stockholm have discovered that Warnstofia...

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Water purification breakthrough can even clean water from the Dead Sea

Despite all our advances, access to clean water is still a major problem - not just for developing nations, but...

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C.F. Møller’s Storkeengen tackles climate challenges in a Danish town

The modern age’s best landscape architecture projects aren’t one-trick ponies. C.F. Møller Landscape takes...

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This spinning house uses the force of hurricanes to anchor itself to the ground

This futuristic, hurricane-proof home is cleverly designed to use the force of storms to withstand extreme wind...

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New MIT water purification method eliminates even trace chemical waste and pesticides

Ridding water of tiny concentrations of pollutants isn't easy. Typically, a lot of energy or chemicals are required...

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Swedish researchers develop low-cost wood filter to purify water in refugee camps

At least 780 million people in the world lack access to clean water, a dire problem exacerbated by the increasing...

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This little black rectangle quickly and effortlessly disinfects water

Around the world, 663 million people lack access to clean drinking water. Unfortunately, disinfecting contaminated...

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Solar-power system could provide clean drinking water in rural India for the first time

A solar-powered purification system could slake the thirsts of rural India with clean drinking water for the first...

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Researchers design cheap mercury-free LED foil to purify water

Utilizing light to purify water isn't a new idea, but Ohio State University researchers recently developed a portable,...

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Ford is working on cars that harvest water from thin air

What if accessing fresh water on the go was as easy as turning a dispenser in the front of your car? That was the...

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