Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Nanotechnology-Enabled Water Treatment

NEWT - Nanotechnology-Enabled Water Treatment. The goal is to protect human lives and support sustainable economic development using their nanotechnology technology.

The hope is that these systems can tap unconventional sources to provide water for humanitarian needs and emergency response. The project has headquarters at Rice University, but the center includes Arizona State University, University of Texas at El Paso and Yale University.