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New Membrane Technology Could Expand Access to Water for Agricultural and Industrial Use

Industrial membrane technology setup for advanced osmosis, with interconnected white pipes, black metal frame, and attached electrical cords and wires

NAWI Awarded Funding to Continue to Accelerate Research and Development for a Secure Water Future

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Five Ways NAWI is Advancing Water Treatment and Desalination Technologies

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Limiting Global Warming Now Can Preserve Valuable Freshwater Resource

Spring snowmelt in the Ansel Adams Wilderness of the California Sierra Nevada against a setting sky.

Managing Water Resources in a Low-to-No-Snow Future

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Berkeley Lab Mobilizes to Predict How Caldor Fire May Lead to Floods and Land Movement

3 scientists in forest burn area

Improved Desalination Process Also Removes Toxic Metals to Produce Clean Water

UC Berkeley chemists synthesized a flexible polymer membrane incorporating nanoparticles called “porous aromatic frameworks.” The membrane selectively absorbs nearly 100% of metals such as mercury, copper, or iron during desalination, more efficiently producing clean, safe water. The membrane can incorporate a single type of tuned nanoparticle if the metal is to be recovered – or several different types, each tuned to absorb a different metal or ionic compound if multiple contaminants need to be removed in one step. (Credit: Adam Uliana/UC Berkeley)

Scientists Design New Framework for Clean Water

Water molecules

Could the Answer to Groundwater Resources Come From High in the Sky?

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Polluted Wastewater in the Forecast? Try A Solar Umbrella

Deep blue, swirling evaporation ponds from above

How California Wildfires Can Impact Water Availability