Optical sorting equipment is a growing component of many material recovery facilities (MRFs), where the technology is commonly used to sort plastics from fiber or by type, such as HDPE (high-density ...

Automation is not only transforming field work. In storage sheds, optical sorting systems are delivering fast returns.

Preventive maintenance is an important factor that helps ensure that optical sorters perform well in a variety of applications at material recovery facilities. With increasing age and hours of ...

The efficient selection and isolation of individual cells of interest from a mixed population is desired in many biomedical and clinical applications. Here we show the concept of using photoswitchable ...

The recent development in the utilization of flexible optical fiber sensors and the prospective application scenarios were then summarized, which encompass human activity monitoring and healthcare, ...

From 3 July to 7 July, the National Technological Centre for the Food and Canning Industry (CTC) in Molina de Segura (Murcia) hosted the Conference on Optical Sorting of Whole Vegetable Products.