Recy-ctronics
Designing Fully Recyclable Electronics With Varied Form Factors
Keywords: Recyclable Electronics, Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVA), Liquid Metal, Sustainable Fabrication, Life-Cycle Assessment
Project Credits: Tingyu Cheng, Zhihan Zhang, Han Huang, Yingting Gao, Wei Sun, Gregory D. Abowd, HyunJoo Oh, Josiah Hester
Recy-ctronics explores how electronic devices can be designed for straightforward recycling without giving up varied physical forms. The project combines recyclable polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) with liquid metal and accessible fabrication methods to create sheet, foam, and tube-based electronics. A comparative life-cycle assessment examines the environmental impact of these approaches against conventional electronics.