Alison Parker and her team at Cranfield University has been challenged to "Reinvent the Toilet". They propose a solution that uses membranes and electro-spray technologies to treat human waste on-site without external energy or water. The university received $810,000 funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in August 2012 to produce a prototype in the UK by the end of November 2013 (in the Reinvent the Toilet Challenge (RTTC) Round 2 grant scheme). Alison was interviewed during the "Reinvent the Toilet Fair".
For more information see here:
http://forum.susana.org/forum/categories/106-user-interface-technology-innovations/3409-the-nano-membrane-toilet-cranfield-university-uk-new-phase-of-funding-until-jan-2016#3409
Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (2014). Alison Parker: Nano Membrane Toilet, demonstration of exhibit (Cranfield Uni, UK) , Part 2
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