MIT Invention Turns Salt Water Into Drinking Water Using Solar Power | Popular Science

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MIT Invention Turns Salt Water Into Drinking Water Using Solar Power | Popular Science

' ... USAID recently announced the winners of the Desal Prize, part of a competition to see who could create an affordable desalination solution for developing countries. The idea was to create a system that could remove salt from water and meet three criteria: it had to be cost-effective, environmentally sustainable, and energy efficient. ... '

http://www.popsci.com/award-winning-team-cleans-water-supplies-power-sun

Securing Water for Food: A Grand Challenge for Development Announces Winners of the Desal Prize | Press Release | U.S. Agency for International Development
http://www.usaid.gov/news-information/press-releases/apr-22-2015-securing-water-food-grand-challenge-development-announces-winners
http://www.popsci.com/award-winning-team-cleans-water-supplies-power-sun

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