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Screensize: 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 UserName: Password: Format Mode: Basic  Help  Prompt  Format: Videos: Font Andale Mono Arial Arial Black Book Antiqua Century Gothic Comic Sans MS Courier New Georgia Impact Lucida Console Script MT Bold Stencil Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana   Size 1 2 3 4 5 6   Color Black Red Yellow Pink Green Orange Purple Blue Beige Brown Teal Navy Maroon LimeGreen Message: * HTML is OFF * Forum Code is ON Smilies [quote][i]Originally posted by Momodou[/i] [br][b][size=4][url="http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-32973591"]Tanzanian low-cost water filter wins innovation prize[/url][/size=4] BBC: Published on 2nd June 2015[/b] [img=left]http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/660/media/images/83371000/jpg/_83371948_waterfilter_withheadjudgemalcolmbrinded.jpg[/img=left]A water filter which absorbs anything from copper and fluoride to bacteria, viruses and pesticides has won a prestigious African innovation prize. Its inventor, Tanzanian chemical engineer Askwar Hilonga, uses nanotechnology and sand to clean water. He told the BBC his invention should help the 70% of households in Tanzania that do not have clean drinking water. The prize, worth £25,000 ($38,348), was the first of its kind from the UK's Royal Academy of Engineering. Head Judge Malcolm Brinded said, "His innovation could change the lives of many Africans, and people all over the world." [url="http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-32973591"]Read Full Story[/url] [/quote]   Check here to include your profile signature.