Humans have been transforming seawater into potable freshwater for millennia. Today, billions of people can’t access clean drinking water, and 87 different countries are projected to be “water-scarce” by 2050. So, how can we use seawater...

An essential part of engineering is engineering design. Today we’ll see how design synthesis helps you put together the components of a process and decide what techniques are needed to solve your problem. We’ll explain the need test...

The world needs clean water, and more and more, we're pulling it from the oceans, desalinating it, and drinking it. But what to do with the salty brine left behind? In this intriguing short talk, TED Fellow Damian Palin proposes an idea:...

It can be really important to separate out chemicals for all kinds of reasons. Today we’re going over three different processes engineers use to achieve that separation: distillation, which separates substances based on their different...

Paul Andersen explains how organisms regulate their internal osmolarity or not. He starts with a brief description of osmosis and why it is important for animal cell to be surrounded by an isotonic solution. He then explains how...

How do we make seawater drinkable? And can that technology save California?!

In today's vid, you'll learn:<br/>
- What potab<br/>le water is
- How we can get it by treati<br/>ng fresh water sources
- How we can get it by desalinating sea water

How do plants use water to live and grow? How does water help the human body? What food contains the highest amount of water? Properties Of Water, Part 3

An Australian company has been working on a system that uses underwater buoys to convert sea waves into zero-emission energy and desalinated water.

What research is being conducted currently? How does it work? If successful, how can it help society? What careers deal with science and water?<br/>
Properties Of Water, Part 5

What are the unique properties of water? What are the freezing and boiling points of water? Properties Of Water, Part 2

This video explores the innovative engineering solutions being used by the Orange County Water District to replenish the groundwater basin and provide safe drinking water to the cities in Orange County. The video also highlights the...

Why is desalinated water important? How can graphene help with desalination?<br/>
Properties Of Water, Part 4

What are the characteristics of water? Explain the water cycle?<br/>
Properties Of Water, Part 1

Update: File size corrected. The Victorian Desalination Plant will be the largest plant of its kind in Australia. It will utilize 55,000 reverse osmosis membranes to turn seawater into freshwater. It is expected to deliver between 150...

Scientists at MIT have developed a water desalination technology using graphene that offers a low-cost alternative to existing technologies. Engineers introduced pores measuring 1 billionth of a meter into the graphene, enabling it to...

With temperatures starting to warm, one of New Brunswick’ is getting ready to welcome visitors for another maple sugar-shack season.