NSF Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Off-Grid Nanotechnology Enabled Water Treatment (NEWT)-Yrs 6-10

NSF Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Off-Grid Nanotechnology Enabled Water Treatment (NEWT)-Yrs 6-10 NSF Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Off-Grid Nanotechnology Enabled Water Treatment (NEWT)-Yrs 6-10 No other resource is as necessary for life as is water, and providing it efficiently and universally is a grand challenge inextricably linked to public health, energy production, and economic development. Technological innovation is vital for meeting this need, particularly for the millions of stakeholders in the U.S. and for the billions of people around the world who live and work far from the urban water and power infrastructure. This Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Off-Grid Nanotechnology Enabled Water Treatment, or NEWT, will develop and deploy efficient and compact water treatment systems operated by solar power. For communities and businesses alike, such systems will provide clean water in a sustainable and affordable package.