Of computers and park benches
So-called “cyber-trash” – or garbage produced from old, discarded computers and circuit boards – has become a problem of mega-bite proportions. But if some researchers in China have their way, one potential technology could transform yesterday’s computers into tomorrow’s park bench. This, according to Science Daily, which notes that a process has recently been developed by two Chinese scientists that can recycle the non-metallic materials found in computers into a substance that can be used for such diverse items as sewer grates, park benches and fences. The recycled material, in fact, is nearly as strong as reinforced concrete, and [...]