World Water Day

Video: World Water Day 2023—how ceramics and glass accelerate change to solve the water and sanitation crisis

By Lisa McDonald / March 22, 2023

This year’s World Water Day on March 22 focuses on accelerating change to solve the water and sanitation crisis. Today’s CTT is a collection of articles from the past year that illustrate how ceramic and glass materials support this goal.

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Solar-powered toilet uses quartz-glass rods and fiber optic cables to flush global sanitation concerns

By April Gocha / March 18, 2014

A team of scientists at University of Colorado–Boulder have developed a solar-powered toilet, sans water and sewage lines, that can collect and sterilize waste and generate useful biochar.

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