Consumers of secondary commodities, including plastic, paper, metal and wood scrap, all maintain specifications related to the purity and the quality that these materials must possess, as they are key ...

Robots are taking over the dirty work of sorting through our trash and turning it into valuable resources. And not just any robots, but smart robots that use artificial intelligence (AI) to identify ...

Scientists have programmed a 'robot' made of DNA to pick up and sort molecules into predetermined locations. Imagine a robot that could help you tidy your home: roving about, sorting stray socks into ...