The German Environment Agency (UBA) has published a factsheet on uses of nanotechnologies and nanomaterials in water treatment. The factsheets offers an overview of the manifold applications of nanotechnology in water treatment, both current and future. A new method to remove heavy metals from polluted waters, which was just presented by ETH Zurich researchers, represents another highly topical example, although it is not included in the factsheet given its recent publication. Read more