WEEE represents one of the fastest growing waste streams in the EU, and less than 40% of it is recycled. Electronic and electrical devices define modern life: from washing machines and hoovers to smartphones and computers, it is hard to imagine life without them. Yet the waste they generate has become an obstacle to the […]
Associate Professor in the area of Electronics in Portugal
Offer description Under the terms of articles 3, 5, 10b, 15, 15a, 17 and 29b of the Statute of the Higher Polytechnic Education Teaching Staff Career (ECPDESP), sanctioned by Decree-Law no. 185/81, of July 1, as amended by Decree-Law no. 207/2009, of August 31 (which reissued them), and by Law no. 7/2010, of May 13, […]
A common charger for electronic devices
In 2020, approximately 420 million mobile phones and other portable electronic devices were sold in the EU. On average, consumers own around three mobile phone chargers, of which they use two on a regular basis. Despite this, 38% of consumers report having experienced problems at least once that they could not charge their mobile phone […]