The Metals In Your Phone Aren't Just Rare; They're Irreplacable

The Metals In Your Phone Aren't Just Rare; They're Irreplacable

Dec 6th 2013, 16:20, by Eric Limer

It takes a lot of different materials to make a modern day phone, and a fair number of them are of the rare earth metal variety. But a new study by researchers at Yale shows that there's another troubling detail about the supply of pre-phone components. Many of these metals aren't just rare; they're irreplaceable.
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