Using a neutron gun and an infrared imaging camera, researchers found signs of hydration: water molecules bound to minerals in Martian rock.
Nasa's Curiosity rover analyzed its first scoop on Mars, and found water molecules in "higher than anticipated" quantities, according to an announcement from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory today.
Hydros takes on the global water crisis with its approach to social entrepreneurship.
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“I had a model girlfriend and a BMW. I wore a Rolex. But I was really miserable,” says Scott Harrison, founder of charity:water, on the period leading up to its genesis.
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Outdated and decaying infrastructure, skeleton maintenance crews, minimal usage of IT and a general lack of innovation? Welcome to the water business.
Lux Research recently published a report on the state of water infrastructure worldwide, how data could be the …
Veolia Water and European mobile giant Orange just launched m2o city, the first mobile carrier specializing in water metering.
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NRG Solar and SunPower will team to build a $450 million solar ranch in California — NRG Solar will finance the 250-megawatt project, and SunPower will maintain it, according …
Consumer electronics giant LG just unveiled its first wastewater treatment solution, the Green Membrane Bioreactor (G-MBR) process, a mere two months after the company announced plans to enter the water treatment business.
LG admitted at that time to having no …
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With so much buzz surrounding the development of a cleaner and more efficient electrical grid, only a few analysts have questioned the need for similar smart infrastructure for water. But several companies, including IBM, are already leading a wave of …
More than four and a half billion gallons of water are lost in transit every day in the United States, according to the U.S. Geological Survey — and 25 to 35 percent of water is lost every year worldwide, according …
