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Gold from trash: Britain's Royal Mint turns e-waste into jewelry

The Royal Mint has begun extracting gold from old electronic circuit boards, transforming it into exquisite jewelry through a chemical process. The Royal Mint of England, an institution with a history of coin minting spanning over a thousand years, ...

Lithium-ion batteries are a source of dangerous pollution from 'everlasting chemicals', say researchers

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July 9, 2024 at 7:34 PM Comments (0)Views (2)

Lithium-ion batteries are a source of dangerous pollution from 'everlasting chemicals', say researchers

Some technologies for making lithium-ion batteries use a class of chemical substances called PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances). They help make batteries less susceptible to ignition and increase their conductivity. However, they also pose a ...