2009-09-23T16:26:54-07:00 <p>Water is the chemical matrix required for life, the molecular chain that connects all organisms on this planet. Today the Earth’s water–transportation conduit, industrial feedstock, agricultural necessity–is coming under new pressures. From the nano (eg, the migration of pharmaceutical molecules through the hydrological system) to the macro (a ballooning global population combined with climate change means intensified competition for this already scarce resource), water is at risk.</p> 5 /images/water/water.jpg true <img src="/images/water/water_montage001.jpg" alt="water_montage001.jpg" /><img src="/images/water/water_montage002.jpg" alt="water_montage002.jpg" /><img src="/images/water/water_montage003.jpg" alt="water_montage003.jpg" /><img src="/images/water/water_montage004.jpg" alt="water_montage004.jpg" /><img src="/images/water/water_montage005.jpg" alt="water_montage005.jpg" /><img src="/images/water/water_montage006.jpg" alt="water_montage006.jpg" /> water http://mitpress.mit.edu/catalog/item/default.asp?ttype=2&tid=11849 /images/water/water_thumb.jpg 2009-09-29T12:55:42-07:00