Gloucestershire scientists win prize for inventing ‘lunar microwave’ to purify moon water

UK scientists have won a £150,000 prize for creating a device inspired by a microwave - which can create drinkable water on the moon - (Max Alexander/Aqualunar Challenge)

UK scientists have won a £150,000 prize for creating a device inspired by a microwave - which can create drinkable water on the moon.

Gloucestershire-based Naicker Scientific built a cutting-edge system to purify water buried underneath the lunar surface.