ETH Zurich researchers have recovered the precious metal from electronic waste. Their highly sustainable new method is based on a protein fibril sponge, which the scientists derive from whey, a food industry byproduct.
Millions toss out old gadgets without a second thought, unaware that these devices harbor a secret treasure: real gold. Inside smartphones, laptops, and
The UK Royal Mint has started extracting gold from electronic waste!
How about these scientists who are using whey protein from cheese-making to extract gold from electronics?
take a look at this! Researchers in Australia are using a reagent commonly used to disinfect water to dissolve and extract gold from e-waste.
https://www.popsci.com/environment/clean-gold-extraction-electronics/
Extracting gold from electronic waste used to involve toxic chemicals, but scientists are now coming up with safer alternatives.
This can be a more sustainable, effective, and less hazardous solution than traditional gold mining.
You can actually do this at home!
There is a ton of gold and other precious metals in electronics, which often go unused when people discard devices.
Old smartphones have so many uses. Here are a few ideas on how you can repurpose yours.
https://www.computerworld.com/article/1519799/20-great-uses-for-an-old-android-device.html
These Princeton researchers are using old smartphones to build high-tech computer servers.
This company has a concept of turning old smartphone parts into a supercomputer.
https://www.theverge.com/2015/1/25/7891771/puzzlephone-modular-smartphone-concept-turns-cpus-into-a-supercomputer
Wow! This mini laptop is made from an old smartphone.
https://liliputing.com/this-diy-linux-mini-laptop-is-made-from-an-old-smartphone/
Check this out!
This is an amazing idea for upcycling old smartphones.
Sustainable smartphones
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