Carbon dioxide kills viruses, bacteria in water
The big advantage of the system, developed by scientists at University of NSW and ANU, is it does not require expensive membranes, high temperatures or pressures, making it low-cost.
2017 Flinders Medal
Recipient of the Academy’s 2017 Matthew Flinders Medal, Professor Barry Ninham AO FAA, delivered his award lecture during Science at the Shine Dome. The award is one of Australia’s most prestigious honours for work in the physical sciences. In his
Clean Drinking Water: Canberra scientists using hot bubbles to cheaply sterilise water
Clean drinking water is a basic need for human survival, yet millions of people around the world go without each day.
According to UNICEF, more than 660 million people use unsafe drinking water and more than 2.4 billion do not have access to sufficient sanitation.
New discovery in water sterilisation to benefit the world’s thirstiest regions
A team of Canberra scientists has discovered a new process for heating bubbles that can sterilise and desalinate water and remove arsenic and lead. The technology developed by retired professors Barry Ninham and Richard Pashley is being patented and could be used to provide clean drinking water to people in natural disasters and third world countries.
