How New Technology Could Help Those Who Need Water
Researchers recently announced they are working on a gadget that could address water scarcity. They are designing a portable device that literally can produce clean, safe water out of thin air. More drinking water is badly needed around the world, experts say. “We currently have a limited amount of safe water, and for various reasons, including lack of treatment, watershed erosion, climate change, and an increase in commercial competition for water, there will be even less water to serve an anticipated nine billion global population of people in 20 years,” Mike Mantel, CEO of Living Water, a nonprofit that works to increase access to clean water, said in an email interview....