Field Lab 1. Sheffield Hallam University

Field lab display banner

Field Lab 2. Sheffield Hallam University

Large screen presentation during field lab

Field Lab 3. Sheffield Hallam University

Display of deconstructed phones

Field Lab 4. Sheffield Hallam University

Birds eye view of the inside of the field lab

Field Lab 5. Sheffield Hallam University

Display showing previously deconstructed Nokia and Blackberry phones

Field Lab 6. Sheffield Hallam University

Participant deconstructing a phone during the first field lab: "That’s the most rewarding half hour I've spent today. It was wonderful to do something practical that has made me think about this stuff."

Field Lab 7. Sheffield Hallam University

Image showing parts of a Samsung phone deconstructed during field lab

Field Lab 8. Sheffield Hallam University

Large screen presentation highlighting critical materials

Field Lab 9. Sheffield Hallam University

Participant deconstructing a phone during the first field lab

Field Lab 10. Sheffield Hallam University

Revealing keypad contacts on a Blackberry circuit board

Field Lab 11. Sheffield Hallam University

Participant deconstructing a phone during the first field lab

Field Lab 12. Sheffield Hallam University

Image showing parts of a Nokia phone deconstructed during field lab. "I've never taken anything apart before. I don't know how to do it."

Field Lab 13. Sheffield Hallam University

Analysing a circuit board board using a usb microscope. "I never realised how many different materials and elements are used to make mobile phones"

Field Lab 14. Sheffield Hallam University

Field lab display

Field Lab 15. Sheffield Hallam University

Blackberry phone being deconstructed during field lab. "I was really surprised that not many screws are used and that it would be so hard to get some sections apart, it was really frustrating at times."

Field Lab 16. Sheffield Hallam University

The beauty of a Nokia sim card holder

Field Lab

We live in a society where most of us are so removed from the reality of how all the stuff we consume is created that we don’t really give it a second thought.

The first public pop-up field lab organised by the What's In My Stuff? team provided the opportunity for participants to discover how mobile phones are made and reveal what's inside them by having a go at taking one apart. Here are some of the images and responses to the experience.

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