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XiaoZhi Lim

XiaoZhi Lim

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Science Reporter, Freelance

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Total articles 35

  • How do you make salty water drinkable? The hunt for fresh solutions to a briny problem

    By XiaoZhi Lim| Nature Verified People have been separating salt from water for millennia, harvesting both salt and fresh drinking water from salty seawater. But there are limits to what can be done — sometimes with drastic consequences. When people in ancient Mesopotamia couldn’t work out how to desalinate their irrigation water and prevent salts from accumulating in their soils, their society collapsed.

    By XiaoZhi Lim · Nature

    Jul. 04, 2024

  • Global Initiative Mines Retired Hard Disk Drives for Materials and Magnets

    By XiaoZhi Lim| IEEE Spectrum Verified Photos: iNEMI One of iNEMI’s demonstration projects involves removing the entire head stack assembly, as well as the top and bottom magnet assemblies. Editor’s Picks Late last year, Google received six hard disk drives from Seagate: brand new, save for their rare-earth magnets. The magnets had already spent one life in Google’s data centers and were headed for a second one.

    By XiaoZhi Lim · IEEE Spectrum

    Mar. 13, 2019

  • How do you make salty water drinkable? The hunt for fresh solutions to a briny problem

    By XiaoZhi Lim| Nature Verified People have been separating salt from water for millennia, harvesting both salt and fresh drinking water from salty seawater. But there are limits to what can be done — sometimes with drastic consequences. When people in ancient Mesopotamia couldn’t work out how to desalinate their irrigation water and prevent salts from accumulating in their soils, their society collapsed.

    By XiaoZhi Lim · Nature

    Jul. 04, 2024

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Freelance

Freelancer.com is the largest freelancing and crowdsourcing marketplace in the world, connecting over 81 million employers and freelancers across more than 247 countries. Founded in 2009 and based in Sydney, Australia, the platform allows employers to post jobs while freelancers can bid on these projects. It is publicly traded on the Australian Securities Exchange under the ticker ASX:FLN. The platform supports a variety of work categories, including software development, writing, design, and marketing. Freelancer.com also offers contests for creative work, where employers can award prize money to winning entries. Users can choose from different membership plans, including free and paid subscriptions, which provide various benefits. The mobile app enhances project management and communication for users on the go. With a diverse customer base that includes individuals, small businesses, and large enterprises, Freelancer.com plays a significant role in the global online economy.

De Pere, Wisconsin, United States