NYU Abu Dhabi
NYU Abu Dhabi is a university that is part of the pulse of the water sector. Here we bring together everything it publishes on Smart Water Magazine: its news, its blogs and the events it takes part in.
Novel covalent organic framework can remove a dangerous ‘forever chemical’ from drinking water
Researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) have developed an innovative cationic covalent organic framework (COF) that efficiently detects and removes perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), a harmful and persistent pollutant, from drinking water. This breakthrough addresses a global challenge of removing perfluorinated alkylated substances (PFAS), or "forever chemicals," which raised environmental and health concerns due to their […]
Desalination-induced salinity increases are not a cause of concern in the Gulf
Desalination is the only means of reliable water supply in most of the Arabian Gulf states. Countries like United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Bahrain depend on desalination facilities to obtain drinking water with current production already exceeding 20 million cubic meters per day of freshwater. Francesco Paparella, Associate Professor of Mathematics and […]
Researchers discover a new approach to harvesting aerial humidity with organic crystals
Findings could lead to the creation of new methods to harvest humidity in air to combat global water scarcity, especially in desert environments.