/ en-us Â鶹ÒùÔº internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Â鶹ÒùÔºics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. During water desalination, membrane distillation (MD) is challenged by the inefficiency of water thermal separation from dissolved solutes, due to its dependence on membrane porosity and thermal conductivity. For instance, existing petroleum-derived membranes have faced major development barriers. In a new report now on Science Advances, Dianxun Hou and colleagues at the interdisciplinary departments of civil, environmental, architectural engineering, materials science and mechanical engineering in the U.S., Norway and China fabricated a robust MD membrane directly from sustainable wood material for the first time. /news/2019-08-hydrophobic-nanostructured-wood-membrane-thermally.html Nanomaterials Thu, 08 Aug 2019 09:20:04 EDT news484474223 About a billion people around the world lack access to safe drinking water. Desalinating salty water into drinkable water can help to fill this dangerous gap. But traditional desalination systems are far too expensive to install and operate in many locations, especially in low-income countries and remote areas. /news/2019-04-solar-evaporator-fresh-route.html Materials Science Tue, 16 Apr 2019 07:10:01 EDT news474614552 Scientists have designed a heat-insulating material made from wood that is both light and strong and made entirely from tiny, stripped-down wood fibers. /news/2018-03-nanowood-humanity-carbon-footprint.html Materials Science Mon, 12 Mar 2018 03:46:28 EDT news440045178