Scientists develop amazing wood-based computer chips that naturally biodegrade

[Wireless News]

While we all love our smartphones, there’s no doubt that they create a lot of e-waste that results in harmful chemicals getting dumped into the environment. ScienceDaily brings us word that some researchers are working on a way to solve this problem by developing wood-based semiconductor-chips that will actually biodegrade naturally if they’re left in the wilderness. DON’T MISS:-Wiping your Android phone doesn’t really erase your data – here’s what you need to do A team of researchers led by-UW-Madison electrical and computer engineering professor Zhenqiang Ma has published new research showing that it’s possible to replace a semiconductor’s support layer with-cellulose nanofibril, a wood-based material that’s known for its flexibility. “The majority of material in a chip is support,”

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