Making Earth Green Again

Invented in the mid 2000's by Norwegian scientist Kristian Olesen, Desert Control's technology turns thick clay into a liquid "nearly as thin as water," explains CEO Ole Kristian Sivertsen. When sprayed onto sand, this runny consistency allows it to "trickle down and percolate out," he says.

The company has reduced the size of the clay particles, so they are as small as possible, says Sivertsen.

"You can apply (Liquid Nanoclay) using any known irrigation technique," he says. "You could even use a sprinkler."