When the computer or phone you’re using right now blinks its last blink and you drop it off for recycling, do you know what happens? At the recycling center, powerful magnets will pull out steel.

Researchers from Università di Pavia in Italy and Sophia University in Japan have created a novel microwave-induced pyrolysis technique that offers an economical and effective means of recycling ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) At the recycling center, powerful magnets will pull out steel. Spinning drums will ...

Terence Musho has received funding from Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy. When the computer or phone you’re using right now ...