[ExI] Dark Matter

Eugen Leitl eugen at leitl.org
Thu Nov 14 21:27:36 UTC 2013


On Thu, Nov 14, 2013 at 12:57:48PM -0800, Adrian Tymes wrote:

> Yes, but the biggest problem with it is logistics, not fundamentally new
> technology.  That inherently makes is a less exciting problem to solve, for

There's plenty of innovation in desal.

http://cen.acs.org/articles/91/web/2013/11/Sunlight-Helps-Turn-Salty-Water.html

Of course in order to run ecosystem scale you'll need MNT, which is
many decades away from being a solved problem.

> many people.  Of course, this doesn't make it any less important or
> challenging, though it does make it more difficult to attract funding and
> competent help.

For pretty much the same reason why AIDS drew a disproportionately larger
effort than malaria, as it hit a richer and educated demographic.

Central Valley is running pretty unsustainably though, so it's only
a question of time until large scale water desalination becomes a
national priority.



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