Tiny Black Rectangle Purifies Water in Minutes

Tiny Black Rectangle Purifies Water in Minutes
Aug-16-16
Researchers have developed a tiny, solar-powered device that will purify water for drinking in only twenty minutes.

The nanostructured device is about the size of a postage stamp, and looks like a piece of black glass. The surface of the device is etched like a fingerprint, with the ridges made of atoms-thick layers of molybdenum topped with a thin layer of copper. By stacking the molybdenum in a precise way, the team was able to get the material to absorb the full range of visible sunlight. That sunlight was then used to trigger a reaction with the copper, which kills bacteria.

When placed in water and exposed to sunlight, the little device will kill 99.999 percent of bacteria in twenty minutes.

Tiny Black Rectangle Purifies Water in Minutes


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I'd like to know more in water & wastewater
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Posted by Reza Akbari on August 17, 2016
I would like to know more about this product
Posted by Marwan Amaneddine on August 21, 2016
Send me more information
Posted by Marwan Amaneddine on August 21, 2016
Where can I get one, please?
Posted by Barrie Davey on August 24, 2016
What volume of water does one device purify in 20 min?
Posted by Theresa Cromeans on August 25, 2016
It seems to be the easiest and most economic way to have safe drinking water. Hydrogen peroxide is the disinfectant agent here. Congratulations !
Posted by KMN Iqbal on August 27, 2016
Hello .
will like to know about the product to take it to the Asia market .
Thanks
Posted by Raz Weerasooriya on August 30, 2016
Would like to know more details such as what quantity of water it can filter, what is the 'life span' of this filter, what is the price and where can it be found?please
Posted by Khema Cari on September 8, 2016
That is brilliant
Posted by Henry Okiro on November 1, 2016

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