Engineers have developed a new use for wood: to filter water. Scientists added nanoparticles to wood, then used it to filter toxic dyes from water. Engineers at the University of Maryland have ...

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COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Engineers at the University of Maryland have developed a new use for wood: filtering water. Liangbing Hu, leader of the project and professor of materials science at the University ...

What can the forests of Scandinavia possibly offer to migrants in faraway refugee camps? Clean water may be one thing, suggests a new report. What can the forests of Scandinavia possibly offer to ...

A reusable filtration material made from engineered wood and polymer coating captures harmful organic compounds and microbes without chemical additives. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Access to clean drinking ...

At least 780 million people in the world lack access to clean water, a dire problem exacerbated by the increasing number of people living in poorly-equipped refugee camps. Researchers from KTH Royal ...

Slices of wood can act as water filters that remove bacteria and microplastics with more than 99 per cent efficiency, potentially offering a cheap way to protect people from water-borne illnesses.

(Nanowerk News) Engineers at the University of Maryland have developed a new use for wood: to filter water. Liangbing Hu of the Energy Research Center and his colleagues added nanoparticles to wood, ...