German semiconductor maker Infineon Technologies AG announced that it’s producing a printed circuit board (PCB) that dissolves in water.

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    1 year ago

    “Hey we found a way to cut down on e waste”

    These comments: “FUCK YOU STOP TRYING AND BURN THE EARTH SO I GET ANOTHER MONTH OUT OF MY BOARD THEN IF IT WAS BETTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT”

    😂

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      Water soluble means weak to humidity and more likely to fail early. At the waste step it sounds great, but assuming that it is likely to just create more e-waste as a tradeoff is a reasonable reaction.