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Researchers Demonstrate Fully Recyclable Printed Electronics

New technique reclaims nearly 100% of all-carbon-based transistors while retaining future functionality of the materials.

Engineers at Duke University have developed the world’s first fully recyclable printed electronics. By demonstrating a crucial and relatively complex computer component — the transistor — created with three carbon-based inks, the researchers hope to inspire a new generation of recyclable electronics to help fight the growing global epidemic of electronic waste.   The work appears online in the journal Nature Electronics. “Silicon-based computer components are probably never going away, and...

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