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Watergen, an Israel-based company that generates drinking water from the air, today announced its strategic joint venture with SMV Jaipuria Group to bring its global patented technology to India. Through this partnership, the entities will introduce its Atmospheric Water Generators (AWG) product categories in India that creates mineralized, safe-drinking water out of ambient air.  The companies shared their plans to launch a manufacturing unit in India within a year of starting…

Water scarcity is a major problem for much of the world’s population, but with the right equipment drinking water can be wrung out of thin air. Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have now demonstrated a low-cost gel film that can pull many liters of water per day out of even very dry air.The gel is made up of two main ingredients that are cheap and common – cellulose, which comes from the cell walls of plants, and konjac gum, a widely used food additive. Those two components work together to make a gel film…

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NIST researchers analyzed single-use beverage cups, such as coffee cups, which can release trillions of nanoparticles, or tiny plastic particles, from the inner lining of the cup when the water is heated. Credit: N. Hanacek/NISTPlastics are all around us, whether it’s the grocery bags we use at the supermarket or household items such as shampoo and detergent bottles. Plastics don’t exist only as large objects either, but also as microscopic particles that are released from these larger products. These microscopic plastics…

Maybe your water smells funny and tastes metallic, or perhaps, you are plagued by low pressure. These could be signs that it is time to change your water filter. The best water filters not only improve the taste of your water but they can also remove many of the harmful materials that hide in your water supply.   While no water filter will completely remove every single contaminant, the best water filters can purify your water and help…

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Politics PMN News PMN Environment Author of the article: Reuters Krisztina Fenyo and Krisztina Than Article content NIZNA SLANA — P olluted water flowing from an iron ore mine in eastern Slovakia has turned the Slana River orange, killing fish and wildlife on a long stretch before it reaches Hungary in what is fast developing into an ecological disaster. Slovak authorities say they are taking steps to reduce the amount of polluted water stemming from the mine, which…

A new study found that agreements between water utilities can help mitigate their risks, in research that used XSEDE-allocated supercomputer simulations of water supply of six population centers (colors) in the North Carolina Research Triangle. Water demands in annual average millions of gallons per day are given from 2015 to 2060 on inset plots based on utility projections. Credit: Gorelick et al. Mark Twain once said,…

A group of tourists visiting Kerala in a Toyota Fortuner drove into a water stream after following Google Maps. The incident happened in the middle of the day. After getting to see the stuck Fortuner, locals rushed in to help and avoid any mishap. No one is reportedly injured in this accident. The family of tourists was visiting from Karnataka to Kerala. They were travelling to Alappuzha from Munnar where the incident happened. They were following Google Maps for directions to reach the destination. When the family…

Social media posts are urging parents who face baby formula shortages to make it themselves. But pediatricians told AFP they do not advise patients to use homemade formula, warning it may lack vitamins and nutrients key to helping infants grow and thrive.  One formula recipe, said to be from 1960, has been shared on Facebook hundreds of thousands of times, urging parents to mix evaporated milk, water and Karo corn syrup.Parents in the United States say purchasing restrictions and price gouging have left them increasingly…

A diagram of the different interpretations for Monthly and Daily Precipitation sampling. The monthly precipitation data are based on classic isotopic effects, such as location, e.g., a tropical or continental climate. However, measuring isotopic composition every day reflects the fingerprints of moisture transport and convective activity. Credit: Didier Gastmans An isotope of a chemical element contains the same number of…