Alex Kroiß, organizer of the DeSal Challenge, Munich, Germany, discusses the event and what inspired him to get involved

Building Desalination Plants with DeSal Organizer A. Kroiß

DeSal Challenge: Team KJ5
Team KJ5 talk about their dual-function design for the TUM DeSal Challenge

DeSal Challenge: Team Ikarus 2.0
Team Ikarus 2.0 talk about their two-step distillation process for the TUM DeSal Challenge

DeSal Challenge: Team Steam
Team Steam, winners of the TUM DeSal Challenge, talk about their tube-within-a-tube design

DeSal Challenge: Team ROhr
Team ROhr talk about their hand pump-powered design for the TUM DeSal Challenge

Special Issue: Shining Light on Photocatalysis
August issue of the Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology focuses on the latest developments in photocatalysis

Patent for CO2 Control
Method to neutralize power plants’ greenhouse gas emissions has been patented

Living Hydrogen-Powered Fuel Cell
Hydrogen-powered symbiotic bacteria in deep-sea hydrothermal vent mussels discovered

Paper Money Contains Bisphenol A
Cash register receipts that people place near paper money has led to a worldwide contamination of paper money with bisphenol A

Nitrogen’s Double Role in Climate Change
Increased nitrous oxide emissions from fertilised soils offset climatic benefits from carbon sequestration through fertilised plants