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29 New Desalination System Turns Seawater Into Drinking Water and Useful Salts - Including Lithium

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EditorDavid @ Slashdot 1 place · 05/31/2026 23:54 EDT

New Desalination System Turns Seawater Into Drinking Water and Useful Salts - Including Lithium

"Scientists have developed a solar desalination system that turns seawater into drinking water without creating environmentally damaging brine," reports ScienceDaily.

"Special laser-textured metal panels use sunlight to evaporate water while automatically moving salt deposits away from the working surface, preventing clogging. The process was successfully tested with water from three oceans and can recover nearly all salts as solids. Those leftover materials could even become a source of valuable lithium.

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