Photos: High-tech tools for coping with disaster

These thin, flexible sheets of light, which are made from LED chips set in plastic, can be wrapped around almost any object or stapled to the wall.

Articulated Technologies

A prototype of "waterstick," a portable water filter for individual use that uses nanotechnology to turn a liter of groundwater into potable water within a minute and a half.

Seldon Technologies

Prototype of a nanotechnology water filter for residential use.

Seldon Technologies

Prototype of a high-capacity nanotechnology water filter for field or military use.

Seldon Technologies