A team of engineers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has created a unique device that uses a bubble-wrap-encased sponge to boil water fueled by nothing but sunlight. The ...

Boiling water is one of the easiest and most reliable ways to get rid of dangerous parasites and bacteria, and thanks to MIT, the next time you go camping you might be able to leave the stove and ...

Here’s yet another reason to love bubble wrap, the delightful-to-pop packing material: it can help generate clean water. Researchers at MIT were looking for a way to clean and desalinate water without ...