[uinerimak]

This is an innovative application of existing membrane technology that is cool to see! It’s great to see people thinking outside the box on these problems and emulating nature in smart ways.

Some people are possibly misinterpreting the potential impact of this, as mentioned in the article:

“For this reason, capillary-driven desalination is likely not a feasible alternative for large-scale desalination applications. Instead, we envision that synthetic mangrove devices could be integrated into urban infrastructure for passive stormwater management.”