Nanotube speed up desalination

Australian National University researchers have discovered a way to remove salt from seawater using nanotubes made from boron and nitrogen atoms. The technique could make the process of desalination up to five times faster.

Small Vol 5 (19) 6 July 2009 – better late than never

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