E-waste is electrical and electronic equipment that is at the end of its useful life.
The debate on 3 February 2011 was to update the 2003 Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive.
Lynch is a Fellow of The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE).
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European Union law states that all electrical and electronic goods should be covered by a two year warranty from the moment of sale.
Any electrical or electronic device - including the grid's transformers - not shielded against this pulse would be, at best, taken temporarily off-line.
We also cannot stop using tin in electrical and electronic items.
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There I found the U.S. median hourly wage rate for electrical and electronic equipment assemblers, which pretty accurately describes the work done by all those Foxconn workers assembling iPads.
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Reck wrote in her research that even in the European Union, where legislative efforts have tried to boost the collection of electrical and electronic waste, only 25% to 40% is collected and treated in the official system.
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Or it could be electrical (or electronic if you prefer) interference.
Toshiba Corporation is a world leader and innovator in high technology, a diversified manufacturer and marketer of advanced electronic and electrical products.
The telecoms sector is already stimulating electronic and electrical engineering training that includes the creation of dedicated telecoms universities in Kenya, Egypt and Ghana.
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An EMP wave a million times stronger than the most powerful radio transmitter would damage or destroy the electrical grid and unshielded electronic devices upon which our society utterly depends.
In 2008, manufacturers of skin care-products decided to avoid them in their formulations and now EU ministers have decided that nanosilver particles (used in washing machines and in shoes to get rid of nasty smells) and multiwalled carbon nanotubes should be banned in electronic and electrical products.
Microcapsules in the gold circuit released liquid metal in response to damage, swiftly restoring electrical conductivity, and bringing self-repairing electronic chips a step closer.
Your problem could stem from failed electrical shielding in your vehicle or the proliferation of external electronic devices in the years since you bought it.
Six ocean kayakers will switch off paddling kayaks mere inches from Nyad's side throughout the journey, towing underneath them electronic Shark Shields that emit a harmless but annoying electrical impulse that repels most species of sharks.
It sounds unbelievable, but the technology actually relies on understood phenomena, exploiting the electrical signals produced by the brain as well as eye movement to control electronic devices.
It also offers specialized application services, such as building automation control systems, fire protection, process cooling, electronic monitoring, and process piping, in addition to providing electrical and plumbing services.
McKinley had seen how the growth of electronic gizmos in cars had tapped out the standard 12-volt vehicle electrical system.
McKinley had seen how the growth of electronic gizmos in cars had tapped out the standard 14-volt vehicle electrical system.
The deal GE (nyse: GE - news - people ) reached with the International Union of Electronic Workers-Communication Workers of America (IUE-CWA) and the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE) covers wages and pensions--but what to do about rapidly rising health costs was always the thorniest issue, as it is an issue with workers, unionized and nonunionized, across the economy.
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