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Here's a several billion dollar hard tech idea that would benefit many, many, many people: cheap/fast/efficient water desalination and purification. It's a hard
by cryoshon 11y ago
Here's a several billion dollar hard tech idea that would benefit many, many, many people: cheap/fast/efficient water desalination and purification. It's a hard problem. Current solutions aren't cutting it.
Unlock water from the oceans, and a lot of people can be helped. I'm ready to start this company, just need a few dozen engineers/chemists and a boatload of funding.
- chejazi 11y agoDo you have a scientific breakthrough in cheap/fast/efficient water desalination and purification?
- cryoshon 11y agoNo, that needs to be invented. That's why it's hard.
- tinco 11y agoIf it has to be invented it's not hard tech, it is hard science. YC has a separate strategy for that.
- cryoshon 11y agoFor these kinds of projects, the line is very blurry, though I agree there is a large science component. Can't make use of the science portion of it if the engineering portion isn't ready, too.
- pbreit 11y agoI'm not convinced that's a better approach than making sure we capture all the rain water.