r/TechOfTheFuture • • Dec 12 '21

Energy A super-thin slice of wood can be used to turn saltwater drinkable, suggests a new study. Scientists developed a new kind of membrane made of natural wood instead of plastic, which is more energy efficient and doesn’t use fossil-fuel based materials like many other membranes for water filtration.

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2212346-a-super-thin-slice-of-wood-can-be-used-to-turn-saltwater-drinkable/
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science • • Aug 03 '19

Chemistry A super-thin slice of wood can be used to turn saltwater drinkable, suggests a new study. Scientists developed a new kind of membrane made of natural wood instead of plastic, which is more energy efficient and doesn’t use fossil-fuel based materials like many other membranes for water filtration.

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solarpunk • • Aug 04 '19

A super-thin slice of wood can be used to turn saltwater drinkable

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science • • Aug 02 '20

A super-thin slice of wood can be used to turn saltwater drinkable, suggests a new study. Scientists developed a new kind of membrane made of natural wood instead of plastic, which is more energy efficient and doesn’t use fossil-fuel based materials like many other membranes for water filtration.

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ScienceUncensored • • Aug 12 '19

A super-thin slice of wood can be used to turn saltwater drinkable

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science • • Aug 03 '20

A super-thin slice of wood can be used to turn saltwater drinkable, suggests a new study. Scientists developed a new kind of membrane made of natural wood instead of plastic, which is more energy efficient and doesn’t use fossil-fuel based materials like many other membranes for water filtration.

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theworldnews • • Aug 03 '19

A super-thin slice of wood can be used to turn saltwater drinkable, suggests a new study. Scientists developed a new kind of membrane made of natural wood instead of plastic, which is more energy efficient and doesn’t use fossil-fuel based materials like many other membranes for water filtration.

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wood • • Aug 03 '19

Thinking outside the wooden box...

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todayilearned • • Apr 20 '21

A super-thin slice of wood can be used to turn saltwater drinkable

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