Nanofiber-Lined Tea Bags are Efficient, Inexpensive and Easy to Use
Meghan Young — August 18, 2010 — Lifestyle
References: blogs.sun.ac.za & psfk
Although it has become urgently important to find ways to purify undrinkable water, added factors such as cost and turnover have cropped up, making these nanofiber-lined tea bags pretty darn desirable. Developed by researchers from Stellenbosch University in South Africa, they are filled with carbon granules that kill bacteria.
Throw in the portability and usability of these nanofiber-lined tea bags and you've got yourself a born winner. According to Psfk, "South Africa’s Water Research Commission anticipates these bags to cost just under half a US cent when available at the end of this year."
Throw in the portability and usability of these nanofiber-lined tea bags and you've got yourself a born winner. According to Psfk, "South Africa’s Water Research Commission anticipates these bags to cost just under half a US cent when available at the end of this year."
Trend Themes
1. Brewable Water Purifiers - The trend of using nanofiber-lined tea bags for water purification presents a disruptive innovation opportunity in the consumer goods industry.
2. Cost-effective Water Filtration - The trend of affordable nanofiber-lined tea bags for water purification offers a disruptive innovation opportunity in the water treatment industry.
3. Portable Water Purification - The trend of using nanofiber-lined tea bags as a portable water purification solution creates a disruptive innovation opportunity in the travel and outdoor industry.
Industry Implications
1. Consumer Goods - The consumer goods industry can explore the disruptive innovation potential of using nanofiber-lined tea bags as a portable and affordable water purification solution.
2. Water Treatment - The water treatment industry can leverage the disruptive innovation potential of cost-effective nanofiber-lined tea bags for efficient water filtration.
3. Travel and Outdoor - The travel and outdoor industry can capitalize on the disruptive innovation opportunity of portable nanofiber-lined tea bags for on-the-go water purification.
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