Engineers upgrade ancient, sun-powered tech to purify water with near-perfect efficiency

Engineers upgrade ancient, sun-powered tech to purify water with near-perfect efficiency 05/08/2018 03:23 PM EDT The idea of using energy from the sun to evaporate and purify water is ancient. The Greek philosopher Aristotle reportedly described such a process more than 2,000 years ago. Now, researchers are bringing this technology into the modern age, using it to sanitize water at what they report to be record-breaking rates. Full story at http://www.buffalo.edu/news/releases/2018/05/002.html Source University at Buffalo This is an NSF News From the Field item. Follow NSF:  This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314 · 703-292-5111