{"id":26092,"date":"2022-10-10T13:52:07","date_gmt":"2022-10-10T12:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=26092"},"modified":"2022-10-10T13:52:07","modified_gmt":"2022-10-10T12:52:07","slug":"combatting-electronic-waste-with-biodegradable-circuit-boards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/combatting-electronic-waste-with-biodegradable-circuit-boards\/26092\/","title":{"rendered":"Combatting electronic waste with biodegradable circuit boards"},"content":{"rendered":"
A research team has innovated groundbreaking biodegradable circuit boards that look to solve the growing problem of electronic waste and may pave the way for future, fully disposable electronics.<\/h2>\n
Discarded electronics, including mobile phones, laptops, and tablets, are becoming a rapidly-growing source of electronic waste, as their components are usually challenging to recycle and do not degrade naturally. A promising method to reduce electronic waste is to design their components using renewable resources that can be responsibly disposed of easily.<\/p>\n
Emerging research published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces <\/em>and funded by the National Science Foundation outlines a novel prototype circuit board comprised of a sheet of paper with fully integrated electrical components that can be burned or left to degrade. The innovation could potentially make electronic pollution a thing of the past.<\/p>\n