FYI Scientists are smart, you're probably not. Listen to science...

[fly]

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150129143030.htm

The Pew Research group did a survey recently and compared the results from scientists with the results from your average mouth breather. Here are some of the results:

* 88% of AAAS scientists think eating GM food is safe, while 37% of the public believes that.

* Using animals for research: 89% of scientists favor it, while 47% of the public backs the idea.

* Safe to eat food raised with pesticide (non-organic): 68% of scientists say that it is, compared with 28% of citizens.

* Are humans mostly causing climate change: 87% of AAAS scientists say we are, while only 50% of the public thinks so.

* Have humans evolved: 98% of scientists say we have, compared with 65% of the public.

So I think the only conclusive proof we have from the study is that America is fucking doomed.

 

[Peppers]

 

[my little brony]

 

[fly]

Such a great show. I actually get to watch it occasionally now that we don't have cable.

 

[Duke]

So, we didn't have a science thread, and I figured better to recycle than to build from scratch.

Anyway, this is potentially huge.

http://news.sky.com/story/scientist...to-turn-seawater-into-drinking-water-10824271

Scientists in the UK have created a new membrane 'sieve', capable of transforming seawater into drinking water.

The sieve uses the world's thinnest material graphene, a form of carbon, which is just one atom thick and 200 times stronger than steel.

The discovery by a team at the University of Manchester has the potential to revolutionise water filtration across the world, particularly in countries which cannot afford large-scale desalination plants.

While the graphene-oxide membrane had previously been used to filter out large salt crystals, scientists have now found a way to control the pore size of the membrane.

The discovery, which was announced in the Nature Nanotechnology journal, means the graphene layer can now sieve common salts out of salty water, making it safe to drink.

 

[Domon]

what if we are scientists.

 

[Duke]

what if we are scientists.

Robots aren't scientists. They are science projects.

 

[fly]

I would assume then the problem would then move to how to flush out the filter?

 

[Domon]

I would assume then the problem would then move to how to flush out the filter?

should be similar to any other filter where you do a reverse flush

 

[Duke]

I would assume then the problem would then move to how to flush out the filter?

Yeah, I'm sure there are still a number of issues to answer, but this kind of thing could make massive desalinization plants, in their current form, obsolete in a few years.

 

[fly]

should be similar to any other filter where you do a reverse flush

With what? The fresh water you just created, or more salt water?

 

[Mean Mr. Mustard]

Theyre likely one-time-use filters, if the pores are as small as it sounds like they are

 

[Duke]

With what? The fresh water you just created, or more salt water?

Since graphene is all man made, I wonder if they could find a way to run a current through it against the ion molecules of the salt to have it just 'drop' off the filter in a recycle action.

 

[Domon]

With what? The fresh water you just created, or more salt water?

ideally you do a flush with a clean fluid, and discard the flushed fluid.

 

[my little brony]

The space thread is the general science thread

 

[my little brony]

Robots aren't scientists. They are science projects.

r/toasterrights would have something to say about that

 

[Mean Mr. Mustard]

The space thread is the general science thread

your mom goes to college

 

[nukes]

This is indeed good news. I'm going to take an extra long shower to celebrate.

 

[Duke]

The space thread is the general science thread

HALL MONITOR HALL MONITOR

 

[Duke]

r/toasterrights would have something to say about that