Rochester’s new solar tech desalinates ocean water without brine waste while capturing lithium for cleaner battery supplies.

A sheet of aluminum, etched with billions of microscopic grooves by a femtosecond laser, sat angled toward the sun in a University of Rochester lab for seven straight days. Saltwater crept up its ...

Brine shrimp of the genus Artemia are small crustaceans that can thrive in environments where sodium concentrations are as high as 25% (more than eight times typical ocean sea water). Also known by ...

Super-salty underwater lakes rich in carbon dioxide could host extreme life forms unlike any others on Earth. Water that is rich in salt and other minerals sinks to the bottom of the ocean due to its ...

We often describe the stillness and quiet of the desert as timeless. But deserts are dynamic and desert lakes fragile, none more so than Utah’s Great Salt Lake. Emblematic of the West’s Great Basin, ...

With the rapid development of new energy industry, the demand for lithium resources continues to rise. The salinity-gradient solar pond (SGSP) technology is used to extract the lithium carbonate from ...

Underground brine is a liquid mineral resource that is widely recognized 1. It can be used for development and utilization in industries such as industry and agriculture. Underground brine has a high ...