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MIT Passive Desalination system could produce freshwater that is cheaper than tap water, scales down to the size of a suitcase. (news.mit.edu)
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According to MIT, this technology works even at small scale, with one the size of a suitcase able to desalinate 6 litres per hour, and only needing to be serviced every few years.

Here's a video detailing how it works.

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[–] RadicalCandour@startrek.website 17 points 10 months ago

For real. No where did they mention anything about its future. You just know this won’t make it out of the prototype stage just like so many other discoveries and inventions.