Bridging the gap between the nanoworld and the macroworld, researchers have created a membrane out of carbon nanotubes and demonstrated its potential for filtering petroleum and treating contaminated ...

Relief may be in sight for corporate users who are struggling to manage overflowing e-mail in-boxes. A promising filtering technology called Sieve is gathering support among messaging software vendors ...

The development by UK-based researchers brings closer the prospect of providing clean water to millions of people who struggle to gain access. The team at the University of Manchester, where ...

A CHEAP mineral membrane that filters carbon dioxide from power station flue gases could make it easier to dispose of the greenhouse gas in old oil wells. But while the power industry is excited by ...

A "straight out of science fiction" liquid membrane developed by a team of Penn State mechanical engineers acts as a "reverse filter" that lets large objects through while blocking small ones. The ...