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mc51tc

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5. This is great news for dry Texas and other areas

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Mon Jul 22, 2013, 11:31 PM

Jul 2013

UT research is some of the best. I hope this turns into something big for affordable desalination in the near future.

As Walter Cronkite said: "What starts at the University of Texas, changes the world" - very true if this research pans out for sure.

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UT chemists turn seawater into fresh water with a battery [View all] TexasTowelie Jul 2013 OP

Good Job and just in time. BlueToTheBone Jul 2013 #1

They should think of a way to remove radioactive waste while they are at it. geckosfeet Jul 2013 #2

Where do we put the salt? Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 #3

McDonalds quakerboy Jul 2013 #4

This is great news for dry Texas and other areas mc51tc Jul 2013 #5

Arrest those fuckers mindwalker_i Jul 2013 #6

DUzy... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2013 #7

You won today's Internet. R0ckyRac00n Jul 2013 #11

Oh, nooooo! Good one! n/t Judi Lynn Jul 2013 #13

Chemists Work to Desalt the Ocean for Drinking Water, One Nanoliter at a Time Lugal Zaggesi Jul 2013 #8

Scale up has been the bane of many a quest. JimDandy Jul 2013 #14

good job gristy Jul 2013 #16

So all those water rights certain super-rich individuals, investors and banks...... DeSwiss Jul 2013 #9

It's a bit early to write off the importance of underground aquifers Lugal Zaggesi Jul 2013 #10

I was referencing the purchasing of water rights...... DeSwiss Jul 2013 #12

I mentally will each new desalination effort to succeed, JimDandy Jul 2013 #15