Book of life.
The Drinkable Book, developed by Theresa Dankovich '03, has
drawn praise from around the globe for its potential to filter 99.9
percent of harmful bacteria from drinking water while also delivering
information about water contamination. Fast Company has tabbed the
concept with its 2015 Innovation by Design Award, noting that the
invention could be a game-changer for billions of people who lack safe
drinking water. A chemist who studied fiber science at Cornell,
Dankovich began working on the idea as a doctoral student at McGill
University, leading to a prototype that she has tested in South Africa
and Ghana. The book's paper is coated with silver nanoparticles
that kill cholera, E. coli, typhoid, and other deadly bacteria.
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