Deep underground, smartphones can save miners' lives
- Written by Sudeep Pasricha, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science , Colorado State University
American mining production increased earlier this decade, as industry sought to reduce its reliance on other countries for key minerals such as coal for energy and rare-earth metals for use in consumer electronics. But mining is dangerous – working underground carries risks of explosions, fires, flooding and dangerous concentrations of...
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