Sewage Treatment Plants Will Soon Power Themselves

After wastes leave homes and businesses, they head over to treatment plants, where they are processed so that they don't contaminate the environment. This is a very complex process, given that the wastes themselves are a very complex type of matter. There are several stages to the decont... [ read more >> ]

Stanford engineer Brian Cantwell originally designed this nitrous oxide thruster for spacecraft. A similar device could be used at wastewater treatment plants to decompose nitrous oxide gas into hot air

Image comment: Stanford engineer Brian Cantwell originally designed this nitrous oxide thruster for spacecraft. A similar device could be used at wastewater treatment plants to decompose nitrous oxide gas into hot air
Image credits: Brian Cantwell / Stanford University

Stanford engineer Brian Cantwell originally designed this nitrous oxide thruster for spacecraft. A similar device could be used at wastewater treatment plants to decompose nitrous oxide gas into hot air
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