Global Initiative Mines Retired Hard Disk Drives for Materials and Magnets - IEEE Spectrum
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Every year in the United States, roughly 20 million hard drives are retired from data centers
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Google Is Trying to Recycle Hard Drives by Reusing Its Rare Earth
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IEEE News - Short cycle degree in Software Development
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Interface Fall VOL. 32, NO. 3, Fall 2023 by The Electrochemical
Recycling Potential of Neodymium: The Case of Computer Hard Disk
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Environmental impacts of a circular recovery process for hard disk
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IEEE News - Short cycle degree in Software Development
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Uncovering the Recycling Potential of “New” WEEE in China
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Interface Vol. 30, No. 3, Fall 2021 by The Electrochemical Society
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New Material Might Lead to Higher Capacity Hard Drives
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Rare Earth Magnet Recovery from Hard Drives by Preferential
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IEEE News - Short cycle degree in Software Development
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IEEE Electron Devices Society
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Recycling Potential of Neodymium: The Case of Computer Hard Disk
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