They are the "heart" of every electronic device, from laptops to electric toothbrushes: printed circuit boards, also known as PCBs. These rigid boards are covered with copper traces and soldered ...

Today, electronic devices have become powerful and reliable even in harsh conditions, thanks to printed circuit boards. Without a PCB, you do not have modern electronics. Printed Circuit Boards come ...

At the heart of nearly every electronic device is a printed circuit board: typically a flat, green board covered with computer chips and other electronic circuit components. The world produces over 50 ...

(Nanowerk News) For many years, Thomas Geiger has been conducting research in the field of cellulose fibrils – fine fibers that can be produced from wood pulp or agricultural waste, for example.

A new type of printed circuit board (PCB) could drastically reduce the amount of electronic waste that ends up in landfills. Although most PCBs are difficult to recycle, such is not the case with this ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. Two bipartisan lawmakers introduced new legislation on Friday that would strengthen the production and distribution of printed circuit ...

A high-tech company in the Upper Peninsula's Copper Country that just completed a major expansion is poised to make another. Calumet Electronics Co., a maker of circuit boards that grew out of the ...

Anyone who’s spent significant amounts of time salvaging old electronics has probably wished there were a way to take apart a circuit board without desoldering it. [Zeyu Yan] et al seem to have had ...

While we all love technology that makes life easier, the waste created from cast-off devices is doing the Earth no favors. E-waste is the fastest growing category of domestic trash, with over 50 ...

Right now, the destination for the circuit board inside a device you no longer need is almost certainly a gigantic shredder, and that’s the best-case scenario. Most devices that don’t have resale or ...