This dependence will only increase into the future as new technologies often require light-weight, powerful energy supplies. And with benefits come challenges. And with challenges come opportunities to engineer solutions.
Lithium-ion batteries power our lives.
What can you do about the problem of e-waste?
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The best thing you can do is to resist buying a new device until you really need it. Try to get your old product repaired if possible.
View VideoWhen you trade in your device, a recycler will repurpose components of the device that are usable.
View VideoToday, more than ever, we see young scientists and engineers offering solutions to our world’s most pressing problems. Scientists ask why? and engineers ask how?
View VideoWhen you talk to your friends, family, and neighbors about this issue, you help spread awareness and can support your community.
View VideoWhat are solutions to problems of resource extraction?
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Blockchain is a technology that helps us keep track of the resources and processes we use along the supply chain.
View VideoDematerialization is a kind of design change that makes a product require fewer physical materials.
View VideoWhat are solutions to problems of battery manufacturing?
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Machines (mechanization) and computers (automation) keeps workers away from the production steps that are dangerous.
View VideoWhile we know standards in education as guidelines for what we want students to learn, standards are documents that outline the product testing process for manufacturers to help reduce risk, injury or danger.
View VideoWhat are solutions to problems of battery transportation?
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Transporting lithium-ion batteries can be dangerous. If done improperly at any point of the supply chain, these batteries can trigger a fire which can be disastrous.
View VideoWhat are solutions to problems of battery use?
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To understand the unknown causes and impacts of risks, rigorous scientific research is a critical key to safety.
View VideoModular phones are phones made of parts that are designed for repairs and upgrades.
View VideoWhat are solutions to problems of battery disposal?
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When there is no regulation in places like mines and waste sites, people can get hurt suddenly or their health can suffer over time.
View VideoA ‘circular economy’ refers to a system that draws the resources not from mines, but from discarded devices, or e-waste.
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