Maximizing desalination flow, cleaning more water (image)

Iowa State University

Caption

This 3D model of a polymer desalination membrane shows water flow -- the silver channels, moving from top to bottom -- avoiding dense spots in the membrane and slowing flow.

Credit

Image by the Ganapathysubramanian research group/Iowa State University and Gregory Foss/Texas Advanced Computing Center.

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