Self-destructing electronics featured in Big Ten Network video

10/2/2015 Susan Mumm, Media Specialist

The Big Ten Network has made an entertaining video of Prof. Scott White's work in self-destructing electronics.

Written by Susan Mumm, Media Specialist

The Big Ten Network has produced an entertaining “Mission Possible” video that shows Aerospace Engineering at Illinois Prof. Scott White’s work with self-destructing electronics.

The heat-triggered, self-destructing electronic devices are a step toward reducing electronic waste and boosting sustainability in device manufacturing. White and his collaborators have developed a radio-controlled trigger that could remotely activate self-destruction on demand.

“This is a way of creating sustainability in the materials that are used in modern-day electronics,” White said. “This was our first attempt to use an environmental stimulus to trigger destruction.”

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This story was published October 2, 2015.