A 'consortium' of bacteria cooperates to eat phthalate plasticizers that single microbes can't stomach

Plastic trash has reached the world's most remote locations, from the bottom of the Mariana Trench to the summit of Everest.
IEEE

Real-Time Underwater Plastic Detection Using Deep Learning: A Comparative Study of YOLOv8 and YOLOv10

Abstract: Underwater plastic pollution poses significant risks to marine ecosystems and human health by threatening biodiver-sity and contaminating food sources. Precise detection is essential for ...
Robohub

I developed an app that uses drone footage to track plastic litter on beaches

Plastic pollution is one of those problems everyone can see, yet few know how to tackle it effectively. I grew up walking the beaches around Tramore in County Waterford, Ireland, where plastic debris ...
IEEE

In-Situ Vision-Based Detection of Non-Cooperative Markers on Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic (CFRP) for Robot End-Effector Positioning

Abstract: Robot end-effector positioning based on non-cooperative marker detection is a key step in achieving automatic drilling of carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP), for which a vision-based ...