Scientists find new way to desalinate seawater using solar power, study saysScientists may have found a more efficient water to desalinate water using solar power, according to new research, offering a solution for global water scarcity through the use of renewable energy. The same process can be used simultaneously to extract uranium from seawater or treat uranyl containing nuclear wastewater, the researchers said. But solar desalination has become a promising alternative to energy-intensive technologies in use today, such as reverse osmosis, Guo said. MORE: California panel unanimously rejects proposal for plant to turn ocean water into drinking waterIn 2019, researchers began to examine a light-absorbing hydrogel for use in solar desalination, and outlined pathways and challenges for solar desalination, according to recent papers. Scientists find new way to desalinate seawater using solar power, study says originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

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