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1. Fabricating Superhydrophobic Membranes to Improve Water Recovery form Urine

   12 Jan 2021 | | Contributor(s):: Krystle Dunn, NEWT Center

   This whiteboard video is designed to engage K-12 students in high-level nanotechnology research. In space there is a unique challenge to provide and sustain resourcesIt would is not cost-effective or feasible to do transport needed resourcesWater is an important resource that...

2. Water From Urine

   30 Jan 2019 | | Contributor(s):: Christina Crawford, Krystal Dunn, NEWT Center

   The average person on Earth uses about 80 gallons of water per day, however, in space astronauts only use about 3 gallons of water per day.  Because water is a limited resource in space, NEWT scientists are working on a solution to recycle water from urine using nanotechnology. ...