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Scientists from the UK’s National Physical Laboratory have developed a printed circuit board that users can dismantle for recycling by simply dunking it in hot water. The research, designed to make electronic assemblies easier to recycle, included the design and test of unzippable polymeric layers. The materials can withstand the thermal demands of a device’s operation but also disassembles into constituent parts by immersion in hot water when the part is obsolete. The project was funded by the UK government’s Technology Strategy Board and conducted with In2tec and Gwent Electronic Materials scientists. (PhysOrg)(National Physical Laboratory)