Advanced Treatment

A breakthrough in water treatment technology could soon make industrial wastewater cleanup faster, cheaper, and more sustainable—thanks to a new kind of smart material developed by researchers in Iran.

Led by Dr. S. Mohaddeseh Mousavi at the Univers

The coal mining industry faces a growing challenge that’s not just about extracting black lumps from the earth—it’s about keeping the water clean. A new study by Hu Jiamin from the State Key Laboratory of Water Resource Protection and Utilization in

The push for tighter fluoride discharge standards in industrial wastewater is reshaping how plants manage their effluent—and new research from Beijing University of Technology is offering a clearer path forward. In a study published in *Gongye shui c

In a quiet corner of Borre, Norway, where the fjords meet the North Sea, a team led by Dr. Narasimharao Kitchamsetti at the University of South-Eastern Norway is quietly rewriting the rules of what’s possible in materials science. Their focus? MXene-

The coking industry faces a persistent challenge: how to treat its wastewater to meet increasingly stringent environmental standards without breaking the bank. Beijing-based researcher Wang Guanying, from Beijing Boqi Electric Power Science and Techn

The semiconductor industry’s relentless push for smaller, faster, and more efficient chips hinges on one often-overlooked resource: ultra-pure water. Without it, even the most advanced fabrication plants would grind to a halt. Yet, as Liu Che and his

The race to clean up our waterways while extracting value from pollution has taken a promising turn, thanks to a breakthrough synthesis of electrochemistry and materials science. Researchers at Wuhan University, led by Professor Huiling Wang, have pu

Researchers at Stony Brook University have uncovered a straightforward yet powerful method to fine-tune the electrical behavior of polymer surfaces—a breakthrough that could ripple across industries from water treatment to renewable energy. By infilt

In the high-stakes world of water resource management, a groundbreaking research initiative led by Zhang Zong-liang of Power China Kunming Engineering Corporation Limited is rewriting the playbook for handling one of nature’s most unpredictable hazar

In the heart of Shanxi Province, a team led by Associate Professor Zhao Sujuan at Taiyuan University of Technology’s College of Mining Engineering has uncovered a nuanced puzzle in coalbed methane extraction—one that could reshape how energy companie