Cracking The Case Of Recycled Gadgets
Wednesday, October 22, 2008 - 23:28
in Physics & Chemistry
Recycling devices built with plastic cases and other components, such as mobile phones, mp3 players, and personal digital assistants, is difficult and requires repetitive manual labor. However, a new approach to creating the fastenings and tabs for such devices based on the shape-memory effect in plastics could mean that disassembling such devices at end of life could be automated.
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