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1712 mobile phones are upgraded every hour in the UK alone‚ reveals a new free exhibition to be opened at the Science Museum from Today.
ESATO NEWS
The exhibition‚ opening in Antenna the science and technology news gallery of the Science Museum will showcase pioneering phone technology‚ including the first UK display of NEC's phone with a biodegradeable cover‚ currently only available in Japan.
Also on display is a prototype phone cover with an implanted sunflower seed. As the sunflower grows‚ it gets additional nutrients from the biodegrading phone cover. This unique design‚ yet to hit the shelves‚ should give you the option to simply bury your used phone cover in your garden‚ thanks to researchers from Warwick University and materials company PVAXX.
Other prototypes on show are the only lasagne-based circuit board in the world‚ and an exploded phone showing how new smart metals will help phones take themselves apart for recycling.
Further inventive design ideas covered in the exhibition include new and biodegradeable battery designs and design innovations from Nokia which may reduce the need for toxic flame retardants‚ aiding easier recycling of mobile-derived plastics.
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Posted: 2006-03-29 02:29
