Friday, June 6, 2014
A look at the rare earth materials inside electronics
It's hard to believe that random bits of metal are the source of so much global strife.
Inside your cell phone, TV, and power drill are fragments of valuable metals, and our hunger for new gadgets is depleting the world of its very limited supply.
This Gizmodo story shows the work of two London artists who use global industrial production as a basis for their artwork. They provide a birds-eye view of these chips of gold and tantalum, mined from old electronics.
For more of the Gizmodo story: gizmodo.com
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