ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES Harnessing the Ocean’s Gradient with Nanofluidic Energy Conversion – GWC Mag gwcmagMarch 9, 2024043 views Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have unveiled a nanofluidic device that aims to tap into the largely unexploited energy resource found at the juncture of the world’s rivers and oceans — the salinity gradient.