MIT researchers have successfully created a portable desalination unit that is the size of a suitcase

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[–]chadwickofwv 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Within 30 minutes, the device produced half a glass of drinking water

That is pathetic. I can easily build a smaller, more efficient, desalination device with the stuff laying around my house. Why the fuck did someone write an article about it?

[–]hfxB0oyA 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Reporters aren't critical thinkers; they just look around for something that will generate a clickable headline so they can earn their fitty bucks.

[–]Canbot 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

This technique eliminates the need for filters and instead uses an electrical field to separate contaminants.

This seems like a nice thing to have stored away in a remote area in case of emergency. Part of a comprehensive pepper kit. But it sounds over engineered and expensive. For example a reverse osmosis can desalinate water and all you need is a filter and some way to pressurize one side. You can fit enough filters to desalinate thousands of gallons if water in one suitcase.

They are trying to hype up the new technology, but it is not yet developed enough to be more impressive than what we already have.

[–]hfxB0oyA 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Someone from not-MIT figured this stuff out a very long time ago, using household materials and zero electricity. And it's the size of a bucket!