Though it looks and operates more like a kid’s science-fair project than a solution to the global water crisis, a new device created through a partnership between an outdoor-equipment manufacturer and a nonprofit global-health organization could give remote communities around the world a simple, effective way to purify their water. Globally, about 750 million people lack access to clean and safe drinking water. Untreated water, full of parasites from animal and human waste or other…
How salt and a car battery are bringing clean water to the developing world
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