A Circuit Board Grown From Leaves Could Set a New Standard in Electronics Nature meets tech, and the implications are enormous. By Darren Orf Published: Dec 04, 2024 8:00 AM EST ...

To maximize speed, the circuit board retains a tree rather than a mesh network. While the chip would save money in energy use, it’s not cheap. The prototype cost $40,000 to make. But Boahen said that ...

The skin, which is textured, matches the design of a real-life circuit board. In regular lighting, it has a black and off-white look, while changing to a glow-in-the-dark green when the lights go out.

Right now, the destination for the circuit board inside a device you no longer need is almost certainly a gigantic shredder, and that's the best-case scenario. Most devices that don't have resale ...