Solve For X: Rob McGinnis On Global Water Scarcity

Solve for X is a forum to encourage and amplify technology-based moonshot thinking and teamwork.

Global water scarcity presents a grave challenge to continued human development and sustainability. The answer, however, is to use more water, not less. In order to do this, a dramatic technological breakthrough in desalination is necessary. This presentation describes the beginning of that effort.

Rob McGinnis is co-founder and chief technical officer of Oasys, where he's developing forward osmosis desalination technology.