Most of these devices rely on printed circuit boards (PCBs) made of copper, fiberglass, and epoxy resin. These are the flat, ...

Electronic devices that dissolve in water could make it easier to create and recycle technology prototypes – and they could ...

The printed circuit board (PCB) can then be immersed in water, where the PVA completely dissolves. It make it easy to separate the components, allowing the team to reclaim the liquid metal and ...

"Printed circuit boards (PCBs) are the backbone of modern electronics. They connect electronic components, enabling devices to function." BOSTON, Dec. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the ...

These days, it is hard to imagine electronics without printed circuit boards. They are literally in everything. While making PCBs at home used to be a chore, these days, you design on a computer ...

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 ...

Consumer electronics that we use daily – smartphones, computers, televisions, home appliances and medical devices, as well as electronics in cars – all require printed circuit boards, or PCBs, to ...

With these 'vPCBs' (vitrimer printed circuit boards), researchers recovered 98% of the vitrimer and 100% of the glass fiber.