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Old Smartphones Could Power Cities and Save the Seas in 'Groundbreaking' New Approach

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About 1.2 billion smartphones are produced globally each year - at best they are recycled, at worst they end up in landfills

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Researchers convert old phones into 'tiny data centers' — deploy one underwater for marine monitoring

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Researchers at the University of Tartu have developed an innovative solution for the growing problem of worn out smartphones. They connected four old devices to a mini data center that independently collects and evaluates environmental data. The prototype shows how electro scrap can be used sensibly. The scientists packed the smartphone electronics into a 3D-printed housing and replaced the original batteries with external power sources. Thus, n…

Old smartphones destined for the drawer or the landfill come in handy as small data centers for real-time field data collection - on macitynet.it Researchers transform old smartphones into small data centers

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Tom's Hardware broke the news in on Sunday, June 8, 2025.
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