Let's go back to talking about creative recycling and let's go back to talking about geek-jewelry, the art of creating jewelry by reusing old PC components capable of perfectly synthesizing technology and respect for the environment, helping to reduce the so-called WEEE waste.
He is about to end up run over, his mother saves himLet's go talk about creative recycling and let's talk about geek-jewelry, the art of creating jewelry reusing old PC components able to perfectly synthesize technology and respect for the environment, helping to reduce so-called wasteWEEE.
Troubleshooting thee-waste, that is of the disposal of electronic waste, has been at the center of interest of companies and researchers for some time; in Brisbane, two Australian engineers from the faculty of engineering and technology at Griffith University, Professor David thiel e MadhusudanRao Neeli, they developed the first circuits in recycled plastic: recyclable, they do not contain dangerous substances and, as underlined by ComputerWorld, they return to water. In 2007, however, the IBM was awarded the Most Valuable Pollution Prevention Award for the development of an innovative and eco-sustainable system for recovery of wafer silicon of most electronic products: it does not use toxic substances, allows more lives to the same support, reduces the phases of the recycling process (with high energy consumption) from 21 to 5-12 with a consequent reduction of the carbon footprint from 35 to 75% and encourages the photovoltaic sector favoring a simpler supply of what is its fundamental material. Signals of one desire for change in which technology points to a true partnership with nature. Signs of a change of which theart, once again becomes an original spokesperson. How?
We had already seen the jewels made from computer keyboards, but it is incredible how every single component of our PC, even the most insignificant, can turn into beautiful, eco-chic and trendy accessories: chips, microprocessors, microcontrollers, etc., etc., etc., which in the last evolution of geek-jewelry, are translated from goldsmith expertise in creations that combine art and technology at the same time becoming icons, terribly captivating, of what is imperishable attention of the geek people with respect to environmental issues as well as the originality, irony and style with which they have always managed to make their very personal message popular. The exhortation is always that of do it youself! Or do them yourself !.... or at least, given the undisputed quality, the manufacturing level and the research, even at a semiotic level, which informs these authentic precious items, get inspired!
Starting from the simplest creations, here is the first roundup of dangling earrings: top left, for those who have technology in their blood, two electronic identification circuits of DNA, on the right, for the hardest, silver armor of the hard drive propulsion heads. In the lower left, however, we find a real rarity: chips created to face the pleasant conditions of the last frontier of space; right a must for the more aggressive technoamanti of vintage: these elements come in fact from the missile guidance system back in 1950.
And here's what the hardware: top left, for the future I. Asimov, hard disk read / write heads, on the right instead pendants / RAM... for the most forgetful. If you want to go straight to the heart earrings / chips from Intel they will be your allies and, if you are looking for something more thrilling, try the pair in red: it comes from power supply capacitor of a laser with a 5000 volt discharge! Music lovers will love to wear these bottom left for sure, read / write heads of a drive CD while those with secrets to hide will feel safer with the latest at the bottom: these stylish gold earrings actually are compass EPROM, ultraviolet erasable read-only memory, produced by Signetics for the US Army aerospace industry.
These are instead among the highlights of the collection: combinations of chips and processors that tickle the knowledge of computer connoisseurs, tickle the palate of trendiest geeks and, surely they would also appeal to those who usually turn to Tiffany's. Top left, this element includes several EPROM processors, RAM and 7.400 chip D / A converters of the series, the bracelet on the right is instead a real celebration of old circuits that have made history. Below left a splendid one pin of a processor which shines for rarity and in the center, lovers of vintage and fans of the phone, for an transmitter / receiver chip of a Motorola of the brick era.
These are just some of the surprising and possible creations thanks to recovery of computer waste. Surely , certainly trendy. But most of all, honestly echo. Because since Marylin He sang diamonds are a woman's best friend time has passed, or rather tech has passed. And, for some time now, it also seems to be heading in the right direction.
Rosa Simonetta
