Engineers at MIT and in China develop desalination system which could produce freshwater that is cheaper than tap water - eviltoast
Desalination system could produce freshwater that is cheaper than tap water
news.mit.edu
A new solar desalination system takes in saltwater and heats it with natural sunlight. The system flushes out accumulated salt, so replacement parts aren’t needed often, meaning the system could potentially produce drinking water that is cheaper than tap water.
  • Altima NEO@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    10 months ago

    The big one being “if it could be scaled up to a size of a suitcase”

    That’s not very lofty, which makes me all the more skeptical.

      • Altima NEO@lemmy.zipEnglish
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        10 months ago

        Yeah, it doesn’t instill confidence. Like how small is their proof of concept, if they even have one? Assuming this isn’t all theoretical and nothing has been built.