Salt water can be separated into desalted and saltier streams by a nanochannel-based device that requires only low-voltage electricity.
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Shannon, M. Fresh for less. Nature Nanotech 5, 248–250 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2010.71
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