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INFOGRAPHIC: The periodic table of smartphones

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 5, 2013 | 2:20 pm Battery Metals China Europe Rare Earth 

They seem to be everywhere these days: smartphones, wind turbines, hybrid cars, night-vision goggles and even weapons.  Rare earth elements have become such a hot commodity that entrepreneurs and investors are planning to start mining asteroids and the moon for them.

CNET has produced the following infographic, which shows how ubiquitous these elements are:

INFOGRAPHIC: The Periodic Table of smartphones

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