Scientists Create Material That Makes Salty Water Safe to Drink in Minutes

Technology that can convert salty seawater or brackish water into safe, clean drinking water has the potential to transform millions of lives across the globe, which is why so many scientists are busy working on projects to do just that.
Now, a new innovation developed by scientists in Australia could be the most promising one yet, with researchers using metal-organic framework compounds (or MOFs) together with sunlight to purify water in just half an hour, using a process that's more efficient than existing techniques, the Science Alert website reported at the weekend.
It's cheap, it's stable, it's reusable, and it produces water that meets the World Health Organization standards for desalination. Around 139.5 liters of clean water can be produced per day from a kilogram of MOF material, based on early testing.