• DocumentCode
    39835
  • Title

    All-natural electronics [News]

  • Author

    Savage, Neil

  • Volume
    52
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    Feb-15
  • Firstpage
    18
  • Lastpage
    18
  • Abstract
    The United Nations estimates that people throw away about 50 million metric tons of electronics every year. One way to lessen the problem, some scientists say, may be to use biological materials–including plant dyes and DNA–to build devices that are biodegradable and biocompatible.
  • Keywords
    Electronic equipment; Environmental factors; Green design; Low earth orbit satellites;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Spectrum, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9235
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MSPEC.2015.7024496
  • Filename
    7024496