The object
Franziska Kerber developed PAPE, a family of paper-based electronic-device components including a Wi-Fi router and smoke detector. Its pressed paper-fibre housings and dissolvable circuit-board approach are designed to make end-of-life materials easier to separate and recover.
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What Franziska did
developed paper-based electronic-device components intended to replace plastic and fibreglass elements
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Why it matters
PAPE makes circular-design principles tangible in small electronic devices that are normally difficult to disassemble and recycle.
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Living-status check
FH JOANNEUM reported on 27 September 2024 that Kerber won Austria's James Dyson Award for her PAPE bachelor project, a dated personal award.