Graphene's potential to provide drinking water
Channel: Institute of Physics
Date: 2013-10-15

Graphene is the ultrathin form of carbon that promises many exciting applications on account of its unique mechanical and electrical properties. 

This film takes you to the lab at the University of Manchester in the UK, where graphene was first discovered in 2004, to explore one of these potential applications: water purification. 

Scientists describe how graphene can be used as a selective filter that remove impurities from water, or even to produce drinking water from seawater through the process of desalination.

This film is one of a three-part series exploring some of the most promising technologies that are emerging from physics research. 

The other films are:

● Quantum Computing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnjbwIA2T88 

● Metamaterials: Coming in two weeks time.

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