But its mission is to provide electricity, clean water, and Internet services that could transform lives and economies across rural Africa. "It aims to bring clean energy and clean water to people in countries that are in desperate need of both vital resources... and ultimately contribute to raising the living standards of potentially millions of people." (CNN) Touted by its creators as the "world's largest solar-powered computer," it could offer a quantum leap for development across rural Africa. This powers a patented water treatment system that uses a graphene-based filtering process, before the water is boiled and then distilled. "This is an infrastructure solution for people without access to three fundamental pillars of civilization," says Watly founder Marco Attisani.

Source: CNN May 09, 2016 05:33 UTC