The ceramic produced in Prof. Igor Lubomirsky's lab at the Weizmann Institute of Science seemed too good to be true. It belongs to a class of materials that are the backbone of many essential technologies but that unfortunately also create an environmental problem because they usually contain lead, which is highly toxic.
  • Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    I thought this was minor because lead had already been removed from electronic PCBs. But apparently all piezo devices from injet printers to phone camera lenses use lead.

    This is big.