Water Purification Down The Nanotubes: Could Nanotechnology Solve The Water Crisis?
Tuesday, September 16, 2008 - 10:31
in Physics & Chemistry
Nanotechnology could be the answer to ensuring a safe supply of drinking water for regions of the world stricken by periodic drought or where water contamination is rife. Writing in the International Journal of Nuclear Desalination, researchers in India explain how carbon nanotubes could replace conventional materials in water-purification systems.