Tag: biotechnology,sustainability,mining,environment,materials,innovation,futurology,science
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The Tiny Miners Changing How We Get Rare Earths
Every smartphone, wind turbine, and electric car depends on rare earth elements. They’re the quiet backbone of modern technology, yet the process of mining them is anything but quiet. Open-pit mines scar landscapes, chemical runoff poisons rivers, and entire communities are left breathing dust. The contradiction is hard to ignore: clean tech built on dirty