Chinese tech makes desalinating seawater cheaper than producing bottled water

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3358699/chinese-tech-makes-desalinating-seawater-cheaper-producing-bottled-water

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RiverRock@lemmy.ml · 24 pts · 45d

Unironically the individual country whose techniques currently presents humankind's best chance of survival

pastermil@sh.itjust.works · 17 pts · 45d (3 replies)

Just like for any article on technological marvel (that I find usable): great, let's see this thing getting mass produced!

yogthos@lemmy.ml · 11 pts · 45d (2 replies)

Given what China's done with stuff like solar panels, I have no doubt this will get mass produced.

justaman123@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 45d

Yeah one thing I like about chinas more regulated capitalism is that industries can't maintain their hold any longer because they have a market share. Our oligarchs just regulate all competitors away

pastermil@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 45d

Fingers crossed

crandlecan@mander.xyz · 10 pts · 45d

that sounds amazing!

e_chao@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 45d (2 replies)

Paywalled :(

AnaGram@lemmy.ml · 7 pts · 45d

I have very good luck using "readability" extensions that strip pages of everything except for the text to sneak behind the paywall.

Currently using "Tranquility" on FireFox: https://github.com/ushnisha/tranquility-reader-webextensions

^clarity^

yogthos@lemmy.ml · 7 pts · 45d
Korkki@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 45d

They don't say how large the device was that watered that 5m² of farmland.