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
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