New method for purifying drinking water could be used in disaster zones

Scientists at Bath have developed a new desalination method that pumps water through a membrane without using any external pressure.
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Scientists at Bath have developed a new desalination method that pumps water through a membrane without using any external pressure.
Artist Steph Tudor joined the Institute for Sustainability for three months to develop an art-science exhibition with the Institute's research community.
LabCycle, co-founded by a University of Bath graduate, recycles plastic lab waste into new test tubes and petri dishes.
This year’s event zoomed in on the CDT alumni and student community’s numerous accomplishments in both industry and academia.
Common drugs such as paracetamol and ibuprofen can be made from a chemical from pine trees instead of crude oil products.
Network will find and investigate materials for applications in renewable energy, drug delivery, water purification and more
From innovation centres working directly with industry to bring products to market and decarbonise industry, to real-time monitoring of chemical reactions and improvement of membranes, our projects are interdisciplinary in nature, crossing traditional boundaries between science and engineering to develop new sustainable technologies.
We design molecules, materials and manufacturing processes to enable a circular economy and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, and take a whole-systems perspective to measuring and embedding sustainability in decision making, using methods from industrial ecology to understand the full environmental footprint of our products and activities.
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