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The first talk explores the growing problem of electronic waste, highlighting the environmental challenges of discarded devices and questioning how electronics can be redesigned to be more sustainable from the start.
In a separate talk, we look at how technology can mimic the powerful sense of smell in dogs, using electronic noses and machine learning to detect and analyze odors as reliable evidence.
In a separate talk, we look at how technology can mimic the powerful sense of smell in dogs, using electronic noses and machine learning to detect and analyze odors as reliable evidence.
When Electronics Become Waste, What Happens next?
We use electronics every day from phones, laptops, to wearables but what actually happens when we throw them away? Each year, millions of tonnes of electronic waste are generated worldwide, much of it difficult to recycle and harmful to the environment. In this talk, we will explore what happens when electronics become waste, from their global environmental impact to the hidden challenges of recycling complex materials. More importantly, we will ask: can we design electronics differently, so they don’t become waste in the first place? By rethinking how materials are chosen and how devices are built, new approaches in sustainable electronics could help reduce waste and reshape the future of technology.
Something smells suspicious: Solving forensic mysteries with gas sensor technology
Dogs are famous for their exceptional olfactory ability to detect hidden clues that we cannot perceive. Can technology mimic this? In this talk, we’ll discover how “electronic noses” and machine learning can turn smells into objective and reliable evidence.
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