It's an item on BBC radio news today. And as I half listen to the radio the impression it gives is of the Brits making a breakthrough. Maybe Manchester Uni's ma

It's an item on BBC radio news today. And as I half listen to the radio the impression it gives is of the Brits making a breakthrough. Maybe Manchester Uni's marketing dept talk to the Beeb and got it on there. Who knows? As I heard it I thought, this is an odd story. Firstly for the nationalist rhetoric, and secondly for the way it's phrased. It gives the impression of a sieve, much like a kitchen sieve, that can be used to instantly turn sea water into drinking water. Which is nowhere near the truth as far as I can tell.