Bacteria helping to extract rare metals from old batteries in boost for green tech

"Without the help of these microbes, we could run out of raw materials to build turbines, electric cars and solar panels, they say."

"If we are going to end our dependence on petrochemicals and rely on electricity for our heating, transport and power, then we will become more and more dependent on metals."

"To get around these problems we need to develop a circular economy where we reuse these minerals wherever possible, otherwise we will run out of materials very quickly."

"We need new recycling technologies if we want to do something about global warming. And the key to this recycling was the microbe."

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