Analytical Instruments News

1. WRF Presents $100K Research Award To Advance Water Quality Treatment 10/6/2025

   Last week, The Water Research Foundation (WRF) presented Lauren Stadler, PhD, with the esteemed 2025 Paul L. Busch Award at WEFTEC in Chicago, IL. With this $100,000 research prize, Dr. Stadler plans to advance wastewater monitoring through the investigation of real-time biosensors that utilize synthetic biology.

2. Metrohm Helps Develop New DIN Standard For Analysis Of Trifluoroacetic Acid (TFA) In Water 9/25/2025

   Metrohm, a leading supplier of precise measuring instruments from eastern Switzerland, has contributed its expertise to the development of the new DIN standard 38407-53.

3. Real Deal Agreed By bNovate And Membracon For Real-Time Water Monitoring At Industrial Water Plants 8/26/2025

   To open up real-time microbial water monitoring opportunities with industrial water plants in the UK, Swiss innovator bNovate Technologies has agreed a strategic new partnership with Membracon.

4. Emerson's New Temperature Transmitter Delivers Superior Accuracy, Stability, Diagnostic Coverage And Usability 8/19/2025

   Today Emerson announced the release of the Rosemount 3144S Temperature Transmitter, a new industrial measurement solution with the flexibility to meet the most demanding temperature measurement challenges, allowing for increased efficiency, safety and profitability.

5. 'Major Leap In Bioelectronic Sensing': Rice Researchers Turn Bacteria Into Tiny Pollution Detectors 7/29/2025

   Researchers at Rice University have engineered E. coli to act as living multiplexed sensors, allowing these genetically modified cells to detect and respond to multiple environmental toxins simultaneously by converting their biological responses into readable electrical signals. This innovation opens the door to real-time, remote monitoring of water systems, pipelines and industrial sites with potential future applications in biocomputing.

6. Real-Time Now In Romania For bNovate's Microbial Water Treatment Control 7/29/2025

   bNovate Technologies, the leading provider of real-time microbial water monitoring solutions, has signed an important new distribution agreement with Food Instruments SRL to facilitate water quality improvements and environmental compliance in Romania.

7. Lovibond Launches Single And Multi-Parameter Colorimeters: Accurate, Durable, And Innovative 7/9/2025

   Lovibond is delighted to unveil the MD50 and MD150 Colorimeters to the North American market, setting a new benchmark in portable water testing.

8. Final Effluent Monitors Enable Substantial Efficiencies At Scottish Water 7/7/2025

   Typically, the mains-powered water quality analysers that are used for process monitoring at wastewater treatment works (WwTW) deliver accurate, high-quality data, but they have a significant footprint and are costly to install and operate.

9. Meteor Invests In Major New Water Quality Centre 6/24/2025

   Meteor Communications, the remote environmental monitoring specialist, has invested in a new water quality service centre that is 250% larger than the company’s previous facility.

10. Prescribing Fewer Antibiotics Might Not Be Enough To Combat Threat Of 'Superbugs', Says New Research 6/17/2025

    Antimicrobial resistance is still spreading in the environment despite a reduction in the amounts of antibiotic drugs prescribed, according to a new study led by the University of Bath.