Recyclable Bloom laptop

Computers & Mobile Energy & Sustainability

Autodesk has been giving away Inventor of the Month awards. The October award was given to a group of Stanford grad students. They designed the “Bloom laptop,” which is designed to be completely field-stripped in a couple of minutes for ease of recycling, without the use of tools. One side benefit of their design is that the keyboard/trackpad assembly comes out for wireless operation away from the rest of the laptop.

They should submit this design to our Green Projects Contest.

Bloom laptop designed with e-recycling in mind

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Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. His free weekly-ish maker tips newsletter can be found at garstipsandtools.com.

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