Millions of tons of hard-to-recycle electronic circuit boards are burned or end up in landfills—a replacement based on leaf skeletons could stem that waste.

Every year, the world throws away about 62 million metric tons of electronic waste. Despite the valuable metals in ...

Four demonstrators planned The EU project Hypelignum has ambitious goals: It aims not only to study printed circuit boards made from renewable and compostable raw materials, but also to develop ...

They created a single-use, amplifier-type electronic circuit board made from renewable and biodegradable materials like paper and wax.

Many computer circuit boards might be green in color, but electronics aren’t particularly environmentally friendly. They are made from materials that are becoming harder to mine, and they draw ...

As a child, Woz was seeking not an allowance but electronic parts, which his father, an employee of the military, was able to supply. The supply of parts helped him participate in science fairs, where ...

How engineers could use time crystals in quantum circuit boards to significantly reduce errors and overcome major challenges in quantum computing.

According to a recent study, making printed circuit boards (PCBs) out of paper could be the future of eco-friendly electronics. Here’s what we know about it.

Many computer circuit boards might be green in color, but electronics aren’t particularly environmentally friendly. They are made from materials that are becoming harder to mine, and they draw ...