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The Slingshot that could kill the water shortage giant May 28, 2014

I read a great article in the current (June 2014) issue of Popular Science on Dean Kamen of DEKA R&D in Manchester, New Hampshire. The list of inventions he and his company have developed is very impressive, but I was even more impressed with they focus on making the world a better place. The Slingshot, which sprung from another project to create a better dialysis machine, one that could sit on a patient’s bed side table and work while they slept. But then he realized there was opportunity to use the water purifier which he created to make the dialysis machine practical to provide clean drinking water in developing countries, especially where disasters exacerbate the problem. And partnering with Coca-Cola to distribute it was genius.

Take a look at the Coca-Cola Ecocenter here:

http://www.coca-colacompany.com/stories/slingshot-how-it-works

And read more about Kamen at:

http://www.popsci.com/node/135127