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November 10, 2012

Soluble circuit boards to reduce e-waste
London (UPI) Nov 7, 2012
British researchers say they're working on developing water-soluble circuit boards that could significantly improve e-waste recycling. Britain's National Physics Laboratory, working with companies In2Tec and Gwent Electronic Materials, say the new printable electronics circuit board will dissolve when placed in hot water. The circuit boards are made of polymeric layers that can withstand prolonged thermal cycling and damp heat stressing during normal use in electronic devices, but can ea ... read more

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