News - Paving Roads with Old Circuit Boards: Scientific American - 0 views
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Laura Barnes on 08 Jul 09Millions of printed circuit boards from discarded electronics are tossed into landfills every year. In addition to the volume of waste, the material can leach chemicals into the soil. As an alternative, researchers at Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China are finding various ways to reuse the panels, including as an additive in asphalt.
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Amy Cade on 09 Jul 09University of China is using ground-up circuit boards to strengthen cement