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As freshwater scarcity becomes more prevalent, solar evaporation is drawing attention as a promising solution. This process involves using sunlight to heat the surface of salty or contaminated water, causing it to turn into vapor that can then be collected as clean water as it condenses.

The devastating floods that swept through San Antonio and the Texas Hill Country in 2025 left researchers with an urgent question: What can be learned from these events to better prepare communities for the next catastrophic flood?

Duperon Corporation, a leading innovator in screening and solids-handling solutions, today announced the launch of the SmartWave Platform and its first product, the SmartWave Septage Receiving screen. The SmartWave is a new approach to screening built around controlled-vibration technology to address the challenges of today’s unpredictable septage loads coming into facilities. The company also today unveiled its Gen 4 washer compactor, engineered to help facilities reduce debris volume, lower disposal costs and keep the screening process moving.

Trojan Technologies, a global leader in advanced water treatment, today announced the launch of the TrojanUVFocus™, a UV disinfection platform developed specifically for municipal non-potable reuse applications. Designed to help utilities expand water reclamation and reuse programs while reducing lifecycle costs and operational complexity, the TrojanUVFocus system is built on proven technologies from previous TrojanUV^® systems, trusted in more than 11,000 municipal UV installations worldwide. 

AlgaFilm Technologies, developers of algae-based wastewater treatment solutions for the most economical nutrient removal and recovery technology, today announced the successful close of its seed financing. The round was led by Azolla Ventures and Burnt Island Ventures, with participation from E8 Angels. 

Waterborne pathogens remain a major threat to public health, but many current monitoring methods are too slow or too narrowly focused to provide rapid warning of emerging biological risks. A new perspective published in Biocontaminant outlines how integrated biosensing systems could move aquatic pathogen surveillance from periodic single-target testing toward rapid, online monitoring of multiple pathogens at once.