New Nano Desalinization Method

lbmouse writes "The Technology Review is reporting that researchers at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have announced a way to use carbon nano-tube technology to reduce the cost of desalination of ocean water by 75 percent over current methods of reverse osmosis. From the article: 'The technology could potentially provide a solution to water shortages both in the United States, where populations are expected to soar in areas with few freshwater sources, and worldwide, where a lack of clean water is a major cause of disease.' The technology may also lead to new ways of eliminating carbon dioxide emitted from power plants."

Perfect

[Who235]

Now, as sea levels rise, we can just drink it up.

Woo-Hoo!

Wow, 75% cheaper

[ENOENT]

Just think of the patent licensing fees they can charge!

If it involved boiling the water...

[i kan reed]

We'd probably call it vaporware

Mandatory "Top Secret" reference

[CrystalFalcon]

- Do you realize what this would mean to the starving nations of the planet?

- WOW! They'd have enough salt to last forever!

Finally!

[bombadier_beetle]

I was wondering how I was going to get all that salt out of my iPod.

nano

[uberjoe]

When I first read the headline I was wondering how iPods got salty in the first place.

Re:Perfect

[dubmun]

Nah, we'll just piss it back out and then all the coastal cities and towns will be swimming in urine. I guess this is already the case in New Orleans...

Re:The Singularity really is near...

[Anonymous Coward]

Everybody trying to hold their breath for ten years would be an excellent way for us to prove evolution's "natural selection" theory..

Re:Materials science must be the top-level science

[numbsafari]

They weigh about as much as the tangent bike frames.

Re:Perfect

[InsaneLampshade]

*insert comment comparing American beer to water here*

Re:Finally!

[nickheart]

mod up parent... he posted my joke first!

Do Not Eat iPod Nano

[iamacat]

Then you won't have to desalinize it

Re:Finally!

[Jokerz17]

It wasn't a joke to me, I really opened this story to find that out.

Re:Perfect

[evilviper]

Now, as sea levels rise, we can just drink it up.

Then pee into your freezer, and the cycle is complete!