A reader has a question about their smartphone:
So what parts are in my smartphone?
If your phone uses Lithium-ion batteries, the lithium will be the same as astronomers search for in the spectrum of stars, in particular TZO stars.
Molybdenum, another such target for astronomers, is also used in your phone, and may be in short supply, as noted by TechTimes last year. Unfortunately, the article doesn’t state how it’s used. Other articles tend to indicate it’s used in manufacturing circuit boards, but in the end I’m not sure I can make the case for molybdenum being actually in your phone.
I do not see any application for the third metal used, rubidium. However, I’m fairly sure more than just these three are produced by TZO-specific nuclear reactions, and the production of the higher members of the periodic table (above iron, IIRC) have always required exotic conditions, such as supernovas and the like.
