Eco-friendly circuit board releases its electronics when exposed to hot water

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As our smartphones and computers continue to become obsolete and get discarded, the environmental problem of electronic waste gets worse. Needless to say, the greater the number of electronic components that can be reclaimed and reused, the better. That’s why scientists from the UK’s National Physical Laboratory (NPL) have developed a printed circuit board that falls apart when immersed in hot water... Continue Reading Eco-friendly circuit board releases its electronics when exposed to hot water

Section: ecoGizmo

Tags: E-waste, National Physical Laboratory, Recycling

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