MIT engineers and collaborators developed a solar-powered device that avoids the salt-clogging issues of other designs. Engineers at MIT and in China are aiming to turn seawater into drinking water with a completely passive device that is inspired by the ocean, and powered by the sun. In a pap
  • kinther@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    The main problem I always hear with this is “where does the brine go?”

    It can’t easily be dumped without causing ecological chaos. In the water it can kill ocean life. On land it can make plant life never grow again in certain areas, also leeching into groundwater.

    I love this technology buy am apprehensive about its deployment.