George tries to make electricity using dialysis tubing, toilet parts, and a baby turbine. When seawater and freshwater mix, a surprising amount of energy is released. Norway tried to capture this ...

Here's a new term for you to wrap your head around: "osmotic." If you, like me, have no idea what that term means even though it seems to be derived from the term "osmosis," I'll save you a trip to ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Making fresh water out of seawater usually requires huge amounts of energy. The most widespread process for desalination is called reverse osmosis, which works by flowing ...