New Nano Desalinization Method

lbmouse writes "The Technology Review is reporting that researchers at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have announced a way to use carbon nano-tube technology to reduce the cost of desalination of ocean water by 75 percent over current methods of reverse osmosis. From the article: 'The technology could potentially provide a solution to water shortages both in the United States, where populations are expected to soar in areas with few freshwater sources, and worldwide, where a lack of clean water is a major cause of disease.' The technology may also lead to new ways of eliminating carbon dioxide emitted from power plants."

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Re:stop watering your lawn

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You live in Devner, don't you? Some moron geologists keep trying to tell us that the Denver Basin and other aquifers in the system will last 10000 years or so at our projected growth rate, and that we'll just have to drill really deep wells! And that explains why they won't let many farmers in the Denver basin area withdraw water to irrigate their crops...

I suspect that their projections might include such fun things as bird flu, California falling off the map, or thermonuclear war, or maybe even the possibility that The Pope will finally start endorsing birth control!