In countries across the world, there are as many as 2.3 billion people who currently live without any access to clean, basic toilets. Developed in response to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Reinvent the Toilet challenge, in 2011, the new Nano Membrane Toilet requires zero water or external power to treat human waste. What…
The scientists at the University of the West of England (UWE) in Bristol, UK, have been experimenting with microbial fuel cell (MFC) technology for quite some time now. Their research is based primarily on the use of urine to generate electricity. In the past, the team has successfully powered mobile phones and even a 3D-printed…
Throughout the history of mankind, urine ironically had different applications in various fields - ranging from use as fertilizer, a component for collecting saltpeter crystals (for gunpowder) to even a cleaning fluid and as an (alleged) extinguishing agent for Greek Fire. Well, this time around, researchers from the University of the West of England (UWE…