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Researchers with Laurentian University and affiliated researchers with NOSM University and Health Sciences North Research Institute will share more than $1…

McGill team develops hybrid membrane that could enable osmotic (blue) energy systems Osmotic energy—also known as blue energy—capitalizes on the energy naturally released when two solutions of different salinities mix—conditions that occur in countless locations around the world where fresh and salt water meet. The key to capturing blue energy lies in selectively permeable membranes, which allow only one constituent of a saltwater solution to pass through—either the water molecules or t...

A new technique could enable the production of robust, high-performance membranes to harness sea water as an abundant source of renewable energy, researchers report. Blue energy, also known as osmotic energy, capitalizes on the energy naturally released when two solutions of different salinities mix—conditions that occur in countless locations around the world where fresh and salt water meet. The key to capturing blue energy lies in selectively permeable membranes, which allow only one consti...

Image by Khadija Yazda. Researchers at McGill University have demonstrated a technique that could enable the production of...