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Q.Dot-PurE-WatER: Purification of Water by Harvesting Solar Radiation in a Rare-Earth (RE)-ion Quantum-dot Glass Evaporator

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  • Horizon 2020
  • 1 Oct 2020 to 4 Oct 2023
  • United Kingdom

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Outside the quantum-technology scope of this portal (quantum-dot materials for light, energy or biology): the title names quantum science but no quantum technology. The record is kept for reference and left out of the default projects listing and counts.

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Q.Dot-PurE-WatER is a Horizon 2020 project (call H2020-MSCA-IF-2019) coordinated by University of Leeds (United Kingdom). 1 participating organisation(s) in 1 countries. EU maximum contribution EUR 212,934; total cost EUR 212,934. Runs 2020-10-01 to 2023-10-04 (status: terminated).

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Source: CORDIS, Publications Office of the European Union (CORDIS). Retrieved 2026-10-16. Licence: European Commission reuse notice (Decision 2011/833/EU). Selected administrative metadata, adapted presentation. No endorsement by the source is implied. Licence: European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU).

AI-assisted summary: Q.Dot-PurE-WatER is a Horizon 2020 project coordinated by the University of Leeds, focused on water purification using solar radiation. The project ran from October 1, 2020, to October 4, 2023, with a total cost of EUR 212,934. Suggested technology pillar: enabling. Generated by AI from the public source text; it may contain errors and the original source is authoritative.

Source: cordis.europa.eu · checked 16 Oct 2026 · AI-assisted summary