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The Green Economy Is Hungry for Copper—and People Are Stealing, Fighting, and Dying to Feed It (www.wired.com)
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[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago

Let's hope Ea-Nasir isn't up to his old tricks...

[–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 1 points 4 months ago

While everyone clamors about graphene for it's possible electrical capabilities, it's conductivity and resistance could theoretically outperform both copper and silver. Here's to hoping breakthroughs are made sooner rather than later.