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Water filter inspired by Alan Turing passes first test

Membrane's structure predicted in mathematician's lone biology paper.
  1. Mark Zastrow
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Researchers in China have developed a filter that removes salt from water up to three times as fast as conventional filters. The membrane has a unique nanostructure of tubular strands, inspired by the mathematical-biology work of codebreaker Alan Turing.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-018-05055-7

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