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Westminster, CO
Conveniently Located between Boulder & Denver

Jennifer Chu

Jennifer Chu covers mechanical engineering, mathematics, physics, aeronautics, astronautics, and earth, atmospheric, and planetary sciences as a writer for MIT News.

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Solar Desalination

New desalination system 'cheaper than tap water'

The team envisions a scaled-up device could passively produce enough drinking water to meet the daily requirements of a small family
Jennifer Chu
October 16, 2023
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The team built several prototypes, with one, three, and 10 stages, and tested their performance in water of varying salinity, including natural seawater and water that was seven times saltier.


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