What's in a smartphone?

Описание: Have you ever wondered what is inside your smartphone? We don't mean texts and bytes of information, but the chemical elements that make up the device in your hand.

Lecturer in Igneous Petrology and Earth Materials Dr Arjan Dijkstra and Lecturer in Economic Geology Dr Colin Wilkins conceived an eye-catching project in which they blended a smartphone down into a fine powder and chemically analysed the results. You can find out more about the results at https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/scien...

With funding from the Sustainable Earth Institute's Creative Associates programme, they worked with Devon company Real World Visuals to create a 3D data visualisation animation which features in the video. Find out more about the programme on their webpage: https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/i...

Find out more about the University of Plymouth Sustainable Earth Institute's work and ethos at: https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/i...

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