This uses special membranes which act as molecular sieves by passing water molecules while holding back the ions, such as sodium and chloride, that make water salty.

其使用一种特殊的过滤膜充当分子过滤器，凭借让水份子通过而留下那些使水变咸的离子，诸如钠和氯化物离子。

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Light is neither absorbed nor reflected by the objects, passing "like water flowing around a rock," according to the researchers.

据研究者称，光既没有被这种材料吸收也未被其折射，仅仅如“激水绕石”那样淌过。

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The air is cooled by passing over the water, then it is directed up into the building.

空气从水中经过被冷却，然后再向上引入建筑物内。

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In this event, participants will explore if and how cities in a developing country context can accelerate the development of their urban water management systems by by-passing conventional, centralized approaches and promoting more decentralized and flexible solutions that promise a higher degree of sustainability.

UNESCO: World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP)