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Countering an Approaching Water Crisis
As growing demand for clean water stretches even the resources of the world's largest industrialized nations, scientists and engineers are turning to new technology and novel ideas to find solutions.   view more (2008-03-24)

New connecting system for water pipes
Laying water mains has always been a time-consuming job. Each section must be laid, joints welded, the interior checked for heat damage, and any damage repaired. Then the whole thing has to be encased in concrete if the ground is uneven. Now EUREKA project DRIVE-LOCK is about to make the process... view more (2003-04-24)

Fluoridated water for Queensland ... at last
Griffith University's School of Dentistry and Oral Health welcomes the Queensland Government's decision to introduce fluoride into the public drinking water - a measure endorsed by all major international and Australian health bodies as the best way to prevent dental decay.   view more (2007-12-07)

Water fluoridation still a cost-effective preventive measure
Teams of investigators from the University of Melbourne and New South Wales Health today reported the results of a project investigating the impact of changing dental needs on the cost savings from community water fluoridation in Melbourne, Australia.   view more (2006-06-30)

Young engineer to give water the treatment after receiving a prestigious bursary
Rita Henderson, 24, has been awarded the prestigious £7000 Sir Angus Paton Bursary from the Royal Academy of Engineering. She will be using this award to fund her MSc studies at Cranfield University in Water Pollution Control Technology. After receiving a First Class Honours degree in... view more (2003-10-23)

SOCQUIT report: ICT strengthens social capital
The latest report by EU project SOCQUIT confirms that ICT has a positive effect on social capital.   view more (2004-12-22)

Software tool helps protect Nation's drinking water: Now available in all 50 states
A new software tool that can be used by incident commanders, water utility managers, and others to protect community drinking water sources from contamination during emergencies is now available in all 50 states.   view more (2006-10-12)

Researchers address developing countries' water and sanitation needs
Worldwide, more than one billion people lack access to an improved water source, such as a rainwater collection or dug well, and two billion still need access to basic sanitation facilities, such as a latrine.   view more (2007-03-13)

Water is 'designer fluid' that helps proteins change shape, scientists say
Ubiquitous on Earth, water also has been found in comets, on Mars and in molecular clouds in interstellar space. Now, scientists say this common fluid is not as well understood as we thought.    view more (2008-08-07)

Simulations help explain fast water transport in nanotubes
By discovering the physical mechanism behind the rapid transport of water in carbon nanotubes, scientists at the University of Illinois have moved a step closer to ultra-efficient, next-generation nanofluidic devices for drug delivery, water purification and nano-manufacturing.    view more (2008-09-17)

Global effort to provide poorest with basic sanitation slow going
Worldwide, billions of people lack access to a reliable source of safe drinking water and basic sanitation facilities. To address the problem, the United Nations established the Target 10 initiative, which aims to halve the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and... view more (2007-03-19)

Identifying the 'signatures' of protons in water
Free protons from acids associate with 1, 2 or 3 molecules of water and the structures can be identified by unique infrared laser spectrum signatures, according to a report in Science by Yale professor of chemistry Mark A. Johnson and his collaborators at Yale, the University of Pittsburgh and the... view more (2005-07-14)

Combination of technologies works best against E. coli
No one weapon in the food-safety arsenal will take out E. coli 0157:H7, a nasty little pathogen that's becoming far too familiar to Americans, say University of Illinois scientists Scott Martin and Hao Feng.   view more (2006-12-13)

CRANFIELD PUMPS WATER TO UGANDA
A new drilling rig developed by Cranfield University at Silsoe as part of the research project, "Private Sector Participation in Low Cost Water Well Drilling in Africa" received it's first public demonstration this week. The project aims to place new water supply technology in the hands... view more (2000-09-26)

Pesticides in the nation's streams and ground water
Today, the U.S. Geological Survey released a report describing the occurrence of pesticides in streams and ground water during 1992-2001.   view more (2006-03-03)

Equations against hypothermia
Sharks are, by tradition, the eternal threat facing divers. Yet, a diver is quite a lot more unlikely to meet such a creature under the water than, at some time or another, to come up against an even greater danger - hypothermia, or exposure. To enable divers to prevent this syndrome from creeping... view more (2004-09-01)

Researchers develop better membranes for water treatment, drug delivery
Researchers at the University of Illinois have developed a new generation of biomimetic membranes for water treatment and drug delivery.   view more (2007-11-30)

Finland's high environment standard means better water services
The results from Finland's Water Services Technology Programme 1997-2001 is in tune with the country's current no. 1 ranking amongst 142 nations in the Environmental Performance report published this month during the World Economic Forum. The programme reiterates the country's commitment to... view more (2002-02-21)

Cranfield University Rolls onto the Cricket Pitch
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has provided funding to Cranfield University's Centre for Sports Surfaces at Silsoe, which has launched a new research programme to look at ways to improve cricket pitch performance from the village green up to the test arena. This funding will create an... view more (2003-06-26)

Impact Of Agricultural Activity On Water Resources
A group of researchers at the Navarre Public University, together with technical experts from the Navarre Provincial Government, are evaluating the impact of agricultural activity on water resources, based on a Net of Experimental Catchment Areas that the Provincial Administration has installed in... view more (2004-04-06)

VCA ISSUES ITS FIRST ISO9001:2000 CERTIFICATES TO MG ROVER AND POWERTRAIN
The Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) has issued ISO 9001:2000 certification to MG Rover Group and its engine and transmission supplier, Powertrain Ltd. Both companies form part of the MG Rover Holdings organisation. VCA's Chief Executive Derek Harvey handed over the certificate to MG Rover's... view more (2002-02-20)

1st Stockholm industry water award goes to Northumbrian Water Limited
Award Acknowledges UK Company’s Progressive Water and Waste Initiatives, Co-operative Engagement (STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN) The Stockholm Water Foundation, Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences and World Business Council for Sustainable Development announced today that the first Stockholm... view more (2000-08-02)

Urine collected and purified separately
From an environmental and cost perspective, it is a good idea to collect and purify urine separately, rather than simply allowing it to flow into the sewer   view more (2006-06-23)

Contact lens wearers in southern England at nine times the risk of serious eye infection
Contact lens wearers living in southern England are at nine times the risk of developing serious eye infection, finds research in the British Journal of Ophthalmology. Hard water could be to blame, suggest the authors. The research team examined feedback from the British Ophthalmic Surveillance... view more (2002-04-19)

Drop in acid rain altering Appalachian stream water
Appalachian hardwood forests may be getting a respite from acid rain but data from a long-term ecological study of stream chemistry suggests that the drop in acid rain may be changing biological activity in the ecosystem and hiking dissolved carbon dioxide in forest streams.   view more (2006-12-12)
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