Deep learning uses artificial multilayered neural networks and a vast amount of labeled sensor data to learn how to classify or detect objects. For the detection and classification of images, ...

Today, one of the largest international problems is textile waste. The United States Environmental Protection Agency has estimated that each year over 15 million tons of textile waste ends up in ...

“I had done a lot of mid-infrared spectroscopy throughout my career; I thought NIR would be a slightly different part of the spectrum,” Amanda Forster, a materials research engineer and textile ...

Optical sorting technology helps material recovery facilities (MRFs) reduce their reliance on manpower to sort various materials. They are masters at sorting efficiently and quickly. Yet, as do human ...

Just how easy or not is it to sort polylactic acid (PLA), a popular bioplastic, from other packaging waste? A new study finds the same results as prior studies. Using a Near Infra-Red (NIR) sorting ...