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, ...

Austria-based Redwave has introduced NIR Modular, giving recyclers, original equipment manufacturers and system integrators access to Redwave's sensor-based sorting technology without requiring ...

“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 ...

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 ...

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 ...