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Critical minerals don’t belong in landfills – microwave tech offers a cleaner way to reclaim them from e-waste

Broken electronics still contain valuable critical minerals. Beeldbewerking/iStock/Getty Images Plus Terence Musho, West Virginia University When the computer…

byTerence Musho

June 20, 2025