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Black textiles cause major problems for sorting plants - Leipzig researchers are working on solutions. © AI-generated with ChatGPT

The black hole in textile recycling

Black T-shirts and stretch jeans usually end up in waste incineration because sorting plants cannot recognize them. Researchers at the IOM in Leipzig want to change this. In a European project, they are developing new technologies with artificial intelligence that can also sort problematic textiles. The EU is funding the project with five million euros.

Fresh or not? The special camera analyzes the chemical composition of food in a matter of seconds. © pixabay/seolhee kim

New special camera detects rotten tomatoes and plastic counterfeits

A special kind of camera is being developed at the Fraunhofer IPMS in Dresden: it combines artificial intelligence with spectral analysis to detect the chemical properties of materials. The compact technology makes quality checks in factories, recycling plants and fields faster, more precise and more sustainable. From fresh food to single-origin plastic recycling - the development opens up numerous applications.

The new measuring adapter from Fraunhofer IPMS Dresden can contact and test up to eight material samples simultaneously. © Fraunhofer IPMS

New measuring adapter accelerates materials research

A new measuring adapter from Dresden is revolutionizing materials research. Researchers at Fraunhofer IPMS can use it to test eight samples simultaneously - a breakthrough for the development of displays, solar cells and sensors. The innovation saves time and accelerates the path to better electronics.

Aparajita Singha uses diamonds with defects as sensors at TU Dresden to measure magnetic signals of individual atoms. © TUD/Tobias Ritz

How flawed diamonds are advancing quantum technology

Diamonds with flaws as a tool for science: the new professor Aparajita Singha at TU Dresden uses special diamond sensors to measure magnetic signals from individual atoms. Her ambitious goal for the next five years is to carry out these measurements at room temperature - something that no one else in the world has yet managed to do. Her research in the Cluster of Excellence ctd.qmat is an important basis for future quantum computers and strengthens Saxony's position in quantum technology.

Paulina Ließner is in her second year of training as a painter and varnisher at a company in Dresden / Photo: Sebastian Kahnert/dpa

"Everyone needs craftsmen"

Paulina Ließner prefers a paintbrush to a laptop. Across Saxony, interest in apprenticeships in the skilled trades is on the rise - despite digitalization and AI. Or is that precisely why?

Taiwan's President Lai wants more cooperation for robust semiconductor supply chains. (Archive image) / Photo: Johnson Lai/AP/dpa

Taiwan wants to make chip supply chains more secure

Taiwan is known for its semiconductor technology. However, the country is under pressure, which is why President Lai Ching-te is increasingly seeking cooperation. The Free State of Saxony also has something to do with this.

The new ESMC chip plant in Dresden is intended to strengthen European expertise in semiconductor production in the long term. (Archive image) / Photo: David Chang/EPA/dpa

Construction of a new chip factory started in Dresden

A year ago, the Taiwanese chip manufacturer TSMC announced the construction of a plant in Dresden. Now the ground-breaking ceremony is taking place in the north of Dresden, where other major players in the industry are also based.