Bakang Modukanele is currently into water filtration research and water purification innovative designs to promote clean and drinkable water to communities having challenges in access to potable water. He is passionate in designing simple designs and industrial designs that can filter water at low voltage – energy consumption that promotes use of renewable energy.

He has participated in solar cell development research of Indium Tin Oxide Thin Film using Vacuum sputtering techniques at the University of Botswana. His recent research work include: Radiation sources and dose rates encountered in the Thorium Fuel Cycle.