UW researchers built AI agents that quickly estimate electronic devices’ carbon footprints

Stefan Milne — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 13:00:10 +0000

�� researchers developed an artificial intelligence system that automatically estimates the environmental impacts of making different electronic devices. The system takes only a minute to run and achieves estimates with accuracy similar to human experts’.

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New circuit boards can be repeatedly recycled

Stefan Milne — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 14:02:52 +0000

A team led by researchers at the �� developed a new PCB that performs on par with traditional materials and can be recycled repeatedly with negligible material loss. Researchers used a solvent that transforms a type of vitrimer — a cutting-edge class of polymer — into a jelly-like substance without damage, allowing solid components to be plucked out for reuse or recycling. With these “vPCBs” (vitrimer printed circuit boards), researchers recovered 98% of the vitrimer and 100% of the glass fiber.

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Zhihan Zhang – UW News

UW researchers built AI agents that quickly estimate electronic devices’ carbon footprints

New circuit boards can be repeatedly recycled