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Nanoscale solutions to a very large problem

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The NEWT ERC was established to develop compact, mobile, off-grid water-treatment systems that can provide clean water to millions of people who lack it and make U.S. energy production more sustainable and cost-effective.

Credit: Jessica Hochreiter/Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering at Arizona State University


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Pedro Alvarez, director of the NSF NEWT Center, leads the design of smaller, multifunctional and modular water treatment systems.

Learn about other NSF-funded projects for clean water in the special report, Cleaner Water, Clearer Future: Engineering new water tech.

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NEWT is Houston's first NSF ERC and the third in Texas in nearly 30 years. It is funded by a five-year, $18.5 million NSF grant that can be renewed for a potential term of 10 years.

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