February, 2006
Monica Touesnard, from USA BoP Lab, made a presentation at the "Thirsting to Serve" conference recently. You can watch it at their website
KX Industries (Orange, Connecticut) has developed a point of use technology that filters water free of viruses, pesticides, and bacteria, but has a running cost so low that very poor people will be able to afford it. The new microbiological system -- consisting of a dispenser and disposable filters -- uses nanotechnology fibers and removes anything from water that is not dissolved.