Can Reengineered Aluminum Help Fill the Demand for Copper? - WIRED

As the world converts to electric vehicles and renewable energy, molecular tweaks to aluminum could improve its conductivity.

Consider, for a moment, the electrical wire, a pervasive technology thats extremely easy to forget. Spooled up inside our devices, wrapped around our walls, strung along our streets, millions of tons… [+3101 chars]

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