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Scientists Pull Water Out of Thin Air
13 Apr 2017
Taking a page out of science fiction playbooks, Berkeley Lab’s Dr. Omar Yaghi and colleagues have demonstrated a breakthrough MOF technology capable of generating water out of dry air using the power of the sun. The researchers describe their solar-powered harvester in the April 14 issue of the journal Science.
Glowing Crystals Can Detect, Cleanse Contaminated Drinking Water
29 Nov 2016
Tiny, glowing crystals designed to detect and capture heavy-metal toxins such as lead and mercury could prove to be a powerful new tool in locating and cleaning up contaminated water sources.
Water-Energy Nexus New Focus of Berkeley Lab Research
23 May 2016
Billions of gallons of water are used each day in the United States for energy production—for hydroelectric power generation, thermoelectric plant cooling, and countless other industrial processes, including oil and gas mining. This interdependence of water and energy is the focus of a major new research effort at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab).
Berkeley Lab Water Conservation Efforts Pay Off in Unexpected Ways
18 Nov 2015
With California in an extreme drought, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) started a number of water conservation efforts two years ago.
Berkeley Lab Researchers Moonlight in “Cleanweb” Sector
8 Jul 2014
By day scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) are researching ways to better tackle our country’s energy and environmental challenges.
NEWS CENTER Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water to Berkeley Lab’s Ashok Gadgil
9 Oct 2012
A team led by Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (Berkeley Lab)’s Ashok Gadgil is the recipient of the 5th Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water.