Mountain Safety Research's MSRR MIOXR Purifier has been selected the “Grand Award Winner for General Innovation” by the editors of Popular Science Magazine in the 16th Annual December 2003 “Best of What's New” issue on newsstands November 12. Each year, Popular Science Magazine reviews hundreds of products and honors the world's most outstanding breakthroughs and technologies by selecting only 100 technical and scientific innovations as winners to include in 12 categories. The MSR MIOX Purifier has the distinction of being named the number one product in the General Innovation category.
“Winning the Grand Award for General Innovation is an honor and a testament to the innovation of the MSR development team,” said Jeff Bowman, Vice President of Cascade Designs, parent company of MSR. “With the Purifier, the team has created an essential tool that can be used in a variety of water-challenged environments ranging from outdoor adventure and the military to natural disaster relief and homeland security.”
In the December issue of Popular Science, the MSR MIOX Purifier is described as “an amazing 3.5 ounce Magic Marker-size tool that uses water, salt and batteries to purify drinking water. It's powerful enough to neutralize even the nastiest bacteria, pathogens, and chemicals: E. Coli, Giardia, Cryptosporidium, anthrax, plague, VX nerve gas and others.” The article goes on to state that the Purifier can “purify up to a gallon of water on a single dose, was field-tested by the military in Afghanistan, and is small enough to stash in your backpack for family camping trips or Third World travel.”
