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Photos: High-tech tools for coping with disaster

  • Photos: High-tech tools for coping with disaster

    This flexible light source made from semiconductors lasts up to 11 years, according to its maker, Articulated Technologies.

    Articulated Technologies
  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Prototype of a nanotechnology water filter for residential use.

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

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