In a rare show of unity in the Middle East, an advanced research centre to be shared by the troubled region has opened in Jordan.
Despite political tensions and rows, countries usually hostile to each other are jointly supporting the venture. Its name is Sesame - Synchrotron-light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East. The facility hosts a synchrotron, a particle accelerator that acts as a powerful microscope.
Researchers including Iranians, Israelis and Palestinians - who would never normally meet - will now use the machine together.
Sesame is a play on the famous phrase "Open Sesame" and is meant to signal a new era of collaborative science.
Best wishes to Sesame!
(Score: 2) by kaszz on Saturday May 20 2017, @11:30AM
Why not simply two basins next to each other with a flat black roof on top at an angle such that water that evaporates from the incoming basin starts to flow towards the other basin and drip down. It should separate the salt content using plain sun heat?
I think any white pipes will be hotter than is good for optimal efficiency.
How hot is the ground btw, say 4 meters down in say Lebanon?