Discarded electronic devices, such as cell phones, are a fast-growing source of waste. One way to mitigate the problem could be to use components that are made with renewable resources and that are ...

Single-use electronic devices pose a challenge, as the heavy metals and other toxic materials in them shouldn't just be released into the environment, yet those substances are difficult to reclaim.

How a paper substrate and biodegradable circuitry can be used for basic circuits. How the researchers fabricated and connected active and passive devices literally “on paper.” Details of their first, ...

A new type of circuit board which is almost entirely biodegradable could help reduce the environmental harms of electronic waste, its inventors say. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech ...