Plasma Channel packed a year of garage experiments into checked luggage and flew 14,000 kilometers to Namibia to see if 50,000 volts could pull drinkable water out of desert fog. The unit uses electrostatic precipitation: a high-voltage wire ionizes tiny water droplets so they race toward grounded mesh or rods, condense, and drip into a […]
Hundreds of thousands of people in Puerto Rico’s capital and surrounding communities woke up without running water as a massive rationing measure took effect Friday. It comes amid a severe drought on top of shortages due to infrastructure issues on the island. “It’s brutal,” San Juan resident Gloriany Baba told CBS News in Spanish. “It’s […]
Possible Iranian cyberattacks on water facilities spark safety fears – CBS News Watch CBS News Cyberattacks on water and wastewater facilities in at least 12 states that are possibly linked to Iran are causing concerns about the safety of drinking water. Nicole Sganga has more. Possible Iranian cyberattacks on water facilities spark safety fears #Iranian […]
Photo credit: Raphael Zufferey / John FreidahEngineers at MIT have built a compact machine that flaps its wings to travel through air and water with equal capability. The device tips the scales at 250 grams and reaches flight speeds near 6 meters per second while managing almost 1 meter per second when submerged. It also […]