MIT's Desalination Device Turns Seawater Into Drinking Water With A Push Of A Button

Shariqua Ahmed
Tue, 24 May 2022 00:34:38 -0700

Water scarcity is one of the world's biggest challenges. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that one in three people globally do not have easy access to clean water. Desalinating ocean water could help. But the currently-available devices are too energy-intensive and expensive to deploy on a large scale. Now, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers have developed a portable desalination machine that is both affordable and sustainable.