Almost 100%-recyclable circuit board turns to jelly for disassembly

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From left to right is a vitrimer-based printed circuit board, a sheet of harvested glass fibers, chunks of gelatinous vitrimer polymer that have been removed from a board, and harvested electrical components

A new type of printed circuit board (PCB) could drastically reduce the amount of electronic waste that ends up in landfills. Although most PCBs are difficult to recycle, such is not the case with this one, which partially turns into a reusable jelly when necessary.

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