Knock on effects of US drought on aquatic life

Anyone with an eye on the news is bound to have heard that parts of the US are experiencing the worst drought since 1956.  But what impact could this severe dry have on the seas and the life within them?  Jennifer Mueller explores this very idea here.

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Salt-to-drinking-water converter to be trialled by student

A device which could revolutionise life for communities around the globe will be among the first projects put to the test in Plymouth University's new marine building.

Student Ross Cosgrove, 22, will make scale models of a wave energy converter, which aims to convert salt water into drinking water, and then examine its viability as part of his course thesis.

Ross, who is studying for a Masters degree in marine renewable energy, will use computational simulation software with technology developers in Falmouth to validate his results and establish how much drinkable water could be produced in certain locations.

He will be one of the first people to use facilities in Plymouth University’s new £19million marine building, testing the prototypes in the country’s most advanced wave tanks.

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