Most people by now know about lead and asbestos: toxic substances found in old buildings that can cause great harm to people’s health and the natural environment. But health and environmental experts ...

Monsanto has recently settled with families who claimed they were exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) at a school near Seattle, ending what had become one of the most closely watched toxic ...

It’s been nearly five months since NC State University closed Poe Hall after tests showed the presence of toxic chemicals. Further tests in the campus building, as well as a federal health evaluation, ...

This article is part of the TechXchange: PCB Tools and Technology. Many manufacturers still use the standard FR-4 material for their rigid boards because FR-4 materials are cost-efficient and highly ...

At Absolute Resource Associates, an environmental testing firm in Portsmouth, PCBs bubble at the bottom of this extraction apparatus. In the white middle piece sits the samples being bathed in a ...

University of Iowa Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Keri Hornbuckle works Jan. 17 with one of her graduate researchers, Jason Hua, at the Seamans Center in Iowa City. Hornbuckle, who also ...

PCBs emerge in the world of construction as an attractive and efficient tool for ensuring that caulking and other processes are long-lasting. These chemicals were particularly appealing for builders ...

Liquid simmers and gurgles in the bulbous flasks sitting atop a multi-unit heating system. Drenched in fluorescent light, the complex chemistry contraption is continuously bathing clumps of soil, ...

When it comes to things that hackers build, PCBs are a sizeable portion of our creative output. It’s no wonder – PCB design is a powerful way to participate in the hardware world, making your ideas ...

At Cabot School, the gymnasium was closed for the first few months of the school year. In Brattleboro, Oak Grove School faces an unforeseen window replacement project that’s likely to cost more than ...

High-power electronics demand much more from printed circuit boards than standard gadgets do. When your design needs to safely handle tens or even hundreds of a ...