Chinese Desalination Plant Cuts Energy Use 60% and Turns Brine Into Sellable Salt

Chinese Desalination Plant Cuts Energy Use 60% and Turns Brine Into Sellable Salt

Desalination has long carried a double burden. Conventional plants consume between 3 and 10 kilowatt-hours per cubic metre of freshwater they produce, and they leave behind concentrated brine that is costly to manage. A facility in Caofeidian, Tangshan, China, now claims to have solved both problems at once, cutting energy consumption by 60% against the … Read more

Trump Hands His ‘Super Intelligence Force’ 120 Days to Define US AI Policy

Trump Hands His ‘Super Intelligence Force’ 120 Days to Define US AI Policy

President Donald Trump has named Jay Clayton, his director of national intelligence, to chair a newly created federal task force on artificial intelligence — branded the Super Intelligence Force — and given it 120 days to deliver a report on the technology’s risks and opportunities. Announced on 4 October 2026 in a post on Truth … Read more