Wooden-bodied computer claimed to be much greener than a regular PC
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The iameco v3 touchscreen computer is said to have 70 percent less carbon footprint than a regular desktop PC (Photo: MicroPro Computers)
According to Fraunhofer, 98 percent of the iameco v3 can be recycled once it’s no longer in use (Photo: MicroPro Computers)
The iameco v3 touchscreen computer (Photo: MicroPro Computers)
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We have seen wooden-framed computers before, although those have generally been off-the-shelf machines that have simply received a steampunk makeover. A team of engineers from Ireland’s MicroPro Computers and Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration have gone considerably farther, however. Their wood-bodied iameco (“I am eco”) v3 touchscreen computer reportedly has 70 percent less carbon footprint than a regular desktop PC with a monitor.
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