Google Research frames the project around "embodied carbon," the emissions tied to manufacturing devices in the first place. Smartphones, which most people replace every few years, account... Forward-looking: Researchers at the University of California San Diego are testing whether retired smartphones can still do useful work instead of ending up as electronic waste. Working with Google, the team is trying to turn retired Pixel smartphone... [3727 chars]
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