Membrane separation technology has become one of the most effective methods for water treatment, owing to its advantages of high separation efficiency, convenient operation and low-energy consumption.

Aquaporins, which move water through membranes of plant cells, were not thought to be able to permeate sugar molecules, but researchers have observed sucrose transport in plant aquaporins for the ...

Inspired by the water-repelling properties of the fluoropolymer PTFE (better known by its trade name, Teflon), chemists have created nanochannels lined with fluorine atoms that transport water at ...

A mechanical engineer at Carnegie Mellon University has developed a new, micro-thin material to make membrane water desalination even better. Amir Barati Farimani, with fellow researchers Zhonglin Cao ...

Water scarcity is a growing problem around the world. Desalination of seawater is an established method to produce drinkable water but comes with huge energy costs. For the first time, researchers use ...

The Brood X cicadas have died off, but their impact lingers, and Darren Ficklin wants to know how the holes the 17-year insects left behind affect water moving through the soil. Watch: A Brood X ...