The next time you twist open a bottle of water, consider that desalination, the science behind separating salt from seawater, is roughly 2,400 years old and owed to the Greek philosopher Aristotle, who wrote the first description on the...
MIT researchers have recently developed a system to turn seawater into drinking water through a portable desalination unit that can remove particles and salts.
The suitcase-sized device, weighing less than ten kilograms, requires less power to operate than a cell...
Greek island water shortages and stoppages are plaguing the nation this summer. Promoted for its beautiful seawater surrounding all the Greek isles and its entire coastline, many islands are suffering from a lack of quantity -- and quality of tap...
Greece's General Secretariat for the Aegean and Island Policy and the country's shipping industry have signed a €870,000 ($1 million) contract to build a desalination plant on Kastellorizo island, according to a report by Kathimerini news daily.
Construction on the...
The popular Greek island of Mykonos faces a serious drought risk this summer unless immediate measures are taken to avert water shortages, local sources report.
The water level at the island's main reservoir is exceptionally low and local officials say...
