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The toilet that turns human waste into power
A team at Cranfield University in the UK have developed a concept for a self-sufficient, waterless toilet – which gets the energy it needs to operate from the human waste it receives. Water and sanitation expert Dr Alison Parker explains how it would work.
(Artwork: Nano membrane toilet, Credit: Cranfield University.)
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