A researcher at the university of virginia has developed a drinkable book in which each page acts as a filter producing. Drinkable book could provide millions with purified water. Drinkable book filters filthy water and makes it safer to drink, researchers say. But thats exactly what one group of seriously outside the box thinkers have dreamed up. The drinkable book a book you dont want to put down. You can learn more about the drinkable book from this wired article, this. She developed page drinking paper, which is a sturdy sheet of paper loaded with silver and copper nanoparticles that kill dangerous microbes living in dirty water. The thistle is carnegie mellon universitys official yearbook. It was created by researchers from american institutions carnegie mellon university and. Filter aims to clean worlds drinking water carnegie mellon today. Carnegie mellon university cmu is a private research university based in pittsburgh, pennsylvania.
A page can clean up to 26 gallons 100 liters of drinking water. She is responsible for the drinkable book, with pages to tear out and use to turn raw sewage into safe drinking water. Drinkable book aims to clean water in developing countries. The drinkable book in the brainchild of theresa dankovich, from carnegie mellon university in pittsburgh, who was researching a simple, inexpensive way to sanitize water.
Nonprofit water is life teamed up with scientists and engineers from carnegie mellon and the university of virginia to come up with a solution thats a little more walletfriendly than a water generator. Why would someone choose carnegie mellon over harvard. Carnegie mellon university press was founded by gerald costanzo in 1972 as three rivers press. Three rivers published chapbooks and fulllength poetry collections as well as three rivers poetry journal. The drinkable book, a collaboration between water is life, new yorkbased advertising agency ddb and scientists from carnegie mellon and the university of virginia, is the worlds first book that can used to not only learn about safe water practices, but also, create drinkable h20. We are proud to uphold such a long lasting carnegie mellon tradition. Dankovich looks forward to a day when commercial production can expose her drinkable book to. Carnegie mellon university press is a publisher that is part of carnegie mellon university in pittsburgh, pennsylvania, united states the press specializes in literary publishing, in particular, poetry. Researchers at carnegie mellon and university of virginia developed a special kind of.
The drinkable book is a guide to safe drinking water and the pages can be torn out and used as water filters. Each drinkable book can provide a single person with up to four years of clean water. Designed by dr theresa dankovitch from carnegie mellon university in the us, the incredible invention could prove invaluable in providing clean drinking water. Theresa dankovich from carnegie mellon, waterislife introduced the drinkable book tm. Submissions guidelines cmu carnegie mellon university. The drinkable book servers a dual purpose of educating and purifying. Drinkable book developed by scientists unexplained mysteries. Could this drinkable book provide clean water to the. Carnegie mellon university, right here in my backyard of pittsburgh. The drinkable book a book changing lives for the better. When water passes through it, more than 99 percent of the harmful bacteria are killed, making it comparable to the tap water in the u.
The drinkable book in the brainchild of theresa dankovich, from carnegie mellon university in pittsburgh, who was researching a. Despite considerable progress over the 25 years, it remains one of the biggest challenges facing humanity today. After learning about the drinkable book, i think that the invention is definitely one that should be. Now a postdoctoral researcher at carnegie mellon university, dankovich is further developing the technology and conducting more field studies in rural communities. Aug 16, 2015 when she set out to create this purifying paper, dankovich, now a researcher at carnegie mellon university, imagined inventing a product that could be used in emergency situations in north america. Angela ng, a carnegie mellon university alumna and fifthyear scholar. Theresa dankovich from carnegie mellon developed the technology behind the drinkable book, which works to kill microbes by filtering dirty water through a thick sheet of paper containing silver nanoparticles. Its wellknown that once you get into harvard, its very difficult to fail out. Nonprofit organization water is life has collaborated with scientists from the university of virginia and carnegie mellon university to introduce the drinkable book, a truly ingenious new manual. But how about a book that could actually save your life. The drinkable book contains pullout pages that are laced with bacteriakilling silver and copper nanoparticles which can make even the most highly contaminated water sources drinkable. This is the kind of book you dont want to put down.
She developed a solution to clean dirty water she calls a drinkable book with page filters. This breakthrough book about water safety can filter. The drinkable book can literally save your life discover. But how about a book that could actually save your life sounds a little farfetched, i know.
We are often asked if we are conducting a first book contest. Recognising that silver is an effective antimicrobial, theresa dankovich from carnegie mellon university used the idea to launch the concept of. This reading period is only for poets who have not previously been published by carnegie mellon university press. Aug 31, 2015 developed through a partnership between waterislife and dr.
Founded in 1900 by andrew carnegie as the carnegie technical schools, the university became the carnegie institute of technology in 1912 and began granting fouryear degrees. Each filter can provide up to 30 days worth of clean drinking water, and one book can offer up potable water for up to four years. Each page is printed with a message in the local language, explaining how the paper water filter makes the unsafe water of the village safe to. Drinkable book quenches thirst for water purification. It is headquartered within the dietrich college of humanities and social sciences in baker hall and specializes in poetry. Eliminating waterborne bacteria with pages from the drinkable. Carnegie mellon university researcher theresa dankovich is developing filter. Researchers have successfully completed field trials on a drinkable book that can be used to filter drinking water the book, a product of researcher dr. Drinkable book combines sanitation manual and water filters.
According to a press release, students from carnegie mellon are working to perfect the books design, but more development is needed before the drinkable book is ready for commercial use. The drinkable book that could save your life 890 example article of the maverick, t. Teri dankovich, a chemist and researcher with her team at carnegie mellon university in virginia, the drinkable book features pages embedded with special chemical nanoparticles. Drinkable book uses antibacterial paper to purify water. Recognising that silver is an effective antimicrobial, theresa dankovich from carnegie mellon university used the idea to launch the concept of a book that could both encourage proper sanitation practices and purify water. The drinkable book that makes clean water mental floss. Each of its pages is made from a thick sheet of paper impregnated with silver and.
The thistle was founded in 1901, just one year after andrew carnegie founded the carnegie technical schools for the youth of pittsburgh. Aug 19, 2015 the novel technology developed by theresa dankovich, phd, of carnegie mellon university, and colleagues is referred to as the drinkable book, and consists of a set of instructions for. The pages of the drinkable book are embedded with these particles, which in field tests in five different countries eliminated nearly 100 percent of bacteria that causes waterborne diseases, such as typhoid, cholera, hepatitis and e. Aug 18, 2015 the drinkable book that makes clean water. Teri dankovich of carnegie mellon university came up with a solution for this with surprising results. A private, global research university, we stand among the worlds most renowned educational institutions. Each sheet in the safe water book is a patentpending folia filter, a thick. Heres how a books pages could literally save lives video. This drinkable book can give you up to 30 days of clean. During lab and field tests, the technology has been proven to be highly antibacterial, and meets u.
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Apr 14, 2017 the drinkable book, developed by carnegie mellon university postdoctoral researcher dr. The startups goal is to provide clean drinking water to 1 billion people at. Teri dankovich, uses treated pages that contain nanoparticles of silver or copper, which kill bacteria. Drinkable book turns dirty water clean for a thirsty. Mellon university, who has developed the drinkable book. Researcher creates drinkable book to facilitate access. In 1967, the carnegie institute of technology merged with the mellon institute of. Researchers reveal \drinkable book\ that filters water. May 12, 2014 drinkable book combines sanitation manual and filters for contaminated water. Each 24page book can sustain a person for up to four years, according to water is life, a. The book the brainchild of dr theresa dankovich from carnegie mellon university is printed with special pages that filter out and kill bacteria, making contaminated water safe to drink.
The drinkable book provides safe drinking water cnet. For clean water, take a page from carnegie mellon researchers book. Researchers at carnegie mellon and the university of virginia developed a special type of paper coated in silver nano particles, which kill bacteria. Drinkable book filters filthy water and makes it safer. Now a postdoctoral researcher at carnegie mellon university, dankovich is further developing the technology. Now a postdoctoral researcher at carnegie mellon university. Now a postdoctoral researcher at carnegie mellon university, dankovich is. Drinkable book filters filthy water and makes it safer to.
The possibility of failure is necessary in order for an accomplishment to be valuable. Theresa dankovich from carnegie mellon, waterislife introduced the drinkable book, the firstever manual that provides safe water, sanitation and hygiene education and serves as a tool to kill deadly waterborne diseases by providing the reader with an opportunity to create clean, drinkable. Thats carnegie mellon chemist theresa dankovich, who created something called the drinkable book to help. Drinkable book could provide millions with purified. It reads 25 pages in length and is a sort of guidebook for water safety in one sense, while on the other able to filter unsafe water into something people can drink. Its the first ever manual that provides safe water, sanitation, and hygiene education all in one. Manuscripts should be in the fortyeight to ninetysixpage range. The drinkable book things i want to tell my mother. Aug 17, 2015 the drinkable book in the brainchild of theresa dankovich, from carnegie mellon university in pittsburgh, who was researching a simple, inexpensive way to sanitize water.
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Teri dankovich from from carnegie mellon university introduces the drinkable book an affordable water purification system that whose. Designed by researchers at the university of virginia, carnegie mellon university and waterislife a nonprofit dedicated to providing clean water, sanitation and hygiene services worldwide, the drinkable book operates as a cheap purification kit that eliminates 99. Nov 03, 2014 nonprofit organization water is life has collaborated with scientists from the university of virginia and carnegie mellon university to introduce the drinkable book, a truly ingenious new manual. The pages are like a coffee filter, straining the contaminated water through a special plastic housing. Each book contains pages that tear out to use as a filter. Aug 17, 2015 the drinkable books design has been tested on over 25 water sources in five countries, with the most recent field work taking place in southern bangladesh. Pages of a drinkable book could bring safe water to millions. Drinkable book developed by scientists unexplained.
It has tips on how to avoid waterborne disease, and its pages are filter paper, embedded with antimicrobial silver particles. Developed through a partnership between waterislife and dr. A lowcost drinkable book developed by researchers from carnegie mellon, the university of virginia along with the help of waterislife is promising to revolutionize access to clean drinking water across the globe. The drinkable book can literally save your life discover magazine. Jul 17, 2014 designed by researchers at the university of virginia, carnegie mellon university and waterislife a nonprofit dedicated to providing clean water, sanitation and hygiene services worldwide, the drinkable book operates as a cheap purification kit that eliminates 99. The drinkable book looks like a coffee table book, but its actually a fullon waterfiltration system. Theresa dankovich, an environmental chemist and postdoctoral researcher at carnegie mellon university, is working on a cheap and easy solution.
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