Could a laptop you update yourself be the key to cutting down electronic waste?

The Joint European Torus facility is conducting experiments to investigate how high-energy neutrons, generated during fusion, affect electronics

Japanese scientists turn fish scales into carbon-nano onions, a material used in LEDs and electronics

Electric devices draw power when they are plugged in although turned off

Lu Yin, Lead Researcher of the team behind a wearable device that can generate electricity even when a person is asleep or sitting still, spoke to ELN about the future of wireless charging technology

Engineers from the University of California San Diego have developed a sweat-fuelled device that generates power
even while the wearer is asleep or sitting still

Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) are toxic chemical substances that are slow to degrade, can accumulate in human and animal tissue and are often discovered long distances from their place of manufacture or use

By the end of 2021, online businesses may have to follow an equal obligation to collect old devices from customers

The wearable device converts the body’s temperature into electricity

The Environmental Audit Committee says the companies are contributing to 155,000 tonnes of waste electricals ending up in bins every year