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In 2022, humanity threw roughly 15 billion dollars of gold into the trash. That's because gold plays a small but significant role in our electronics. E-waste is a major issue these days, and scientists are hunting for better ways to extract and reuse the precious metals that help run our world.
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In 2022, humanity threw roughly 15 billion dollars of gold into the trash. That's because gold plays a small but significant role in our electronics. E-waste is a major issue these days, and scientists are hunting for better ways to extract and reuse the precious metals that help run our world.
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