http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/19/hp-inkjet-printer-kicks-out-environmentally-friendly-circuit/ Engadget Comments for HP inkjet printer kicks out environmentally friendly circuit http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/19/hp-inkjet-printer-kicks-out-environmentally-friendly-circuit/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/19/hp-inkjet-printer-kicks-out-environmentally-friendly-circuit/Apr 19th 2007 12:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/19/hp-inkjet-printer-kicks-out-environmentally-friendly-circuit/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/19/hp-inkjet-printer-kicks-out-environmentally-friendly-circuit/Apr 19th 2007 12:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/19/hp-inkjet-printer-kicks-out-environmentally-friendly-circuit/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/19/hp-inkjet-printer-kicks-out-environmentally-friendly-circuit/Apr 19th 2007 2:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/19/hp-inkjet-printer-kicks-out-environmentally-friendly-circuit/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/19/hp-inkjet-printer-kicks-out-environmentally-friendly-circuit/Apr 19th 2007 2:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/19/hp-inkjet-printer-kicks-out-environmentally-friendly-circuit/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/19/hp-inkjet-printer-kicks-out-environmentally-friendly-circuit/Apr 19th 2007 1:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/19/hp-inkjet-printer-kicks-out-environmentally-friendly-circuit/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/19/hp-inkjet-printer-kicks-out-environmentally-friendly-circuit/
Just like Scholastic doesn't print Harry Potter books with inkjets, large-production boards will never be manufactured like this. And thus, the electronics you buy will not change from this.

Now, if you want to make your own board, this could make a huge difference. Right now your options for a 1 off board are limited and generally more expensive than this.]]>Apr 19th 2007 1:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/19/hp-inkjet-printer-kicks-out-environmentally-friendly-circuit/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/19/hp-inkjet-printer-kicks-out-environmentally-friendly-circuit/Apr 19th 2007 1:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/19/hp-inkjet-printer-kicks-out-environmentally-friendly-circuit/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/19/hp-inkjet-printer-kicks-out-environmentally-friendly-circuit/http://www.iop.org/EJ/abstract/0960-1317/17/5/017

2: THEN look at the pictures.

3: Post politely.


Truth is this is only a "process" for depositing silver particles. Paper was used in the experiment, but any flexible substrate can be used. My coment was made in jest. Yours in ignorance.]]>Apr 19th 2007 2:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/19/hp-inkjet-printer-kicks-out-environmentally-friendly-circuit/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/19/hp-inkjet-printer-kicks-out-environmentally-friendly-circuit/
If you're interested in the details, the New Scientist article links to the journal where it was published, where it's currently available for free (with registration). There's enough information there to do it yourself—although it may not be cheap; I priced silver nitrate and ascorbic acid at Sigma-Aldrich, and found it'd come to something like $250 to fill a cartridge.]]>Apr 19th 2007 2:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/19/hp-inkjet-printer-kicks-out-environmentally-friendly-circuit/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/19/hp-inkjet-printer-kicks-out-environmentally-friendly-circuit/Apr 19th 2007 4:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/19/hp-inkjet-printer-kicks-out-environmentally-friendly-circuit/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/19/hp-inkjet-printer-kicks-out-environmentally-friendly-circuit/Apr 19th 2007 10:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/19/hp-inkjet-printer-kicks-out-environmentally-friendly-circuit/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/19/hp-inkjet-printer-kicks-out-environmentally-friendly-circuit/
@why not the LS2/LS7 - although this process is designed for inkjets (which as you correctly state, is only really feasible for small scale projects), there are a few other processes being developed which utilise offset-litho printing, designed for a much larger manufacturing scale.


Fraggle]]>Apr 19th 2007 9:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/19/hp-inkjet-printer-kicks-out-environmentally-friendly-circuit/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/19/hp-inkjet-printer-kicks-out-environmentally-friendly-circuit/Apr 20th 2007 4:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/19/hp-inkjet-printer-kicks-out-environmentally-friendly-circuit/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/19/hp-inkjet-printer-kicks-out-environmentally-friendly-circuit/And after you print one or two layers of the silver nitrate/citric acid, you then dip it into a solution of copper sulfate and electroplate some copper onto it.

done and done. ]]>May 10th 2007 8:14PM