, published
on the website < http://planetasustentavel.abril.com.br/noticia/ambiente/quando-recursos-minerais-se-esgotarao-648952.shtml >, based
on information from the US Geological Survey, the US government agency responsible for geological research that crossed information
on the annual
consumption, mineral reserves available
on the planet and its predictable extinction: 1) Platinum (use in surgical materials)-- Extinction by 2049; 2) Silver (use in the manufacture of mirrors and cutlery)-- Extinction in 2016; 3) Copper (use in wire and cable and air conditioning ducts)-- Extinction in 2027; 4) Antimony (use in remote controls and other materials to increase strength)-- Extinction 2020; 5) Lithium (use in cell phone batteries, laptops and video games)-- Extinction in 2053; 6) Phosphorus (use in agricultural fertilizers)-- Extinction in 2149; 7) Uranium (use for electric power generation)-- Extinction in 2026; 8) Indian (use in smartphones and
tablets touch screen screens)-- Extinction in 2020; 9) Tantalum (use in cameras lenses)-- Extinction in 2027; 10) Nickel (use in metal alloy coating, electronics such as cell phones)-- Extinction in 2064; 11) Tin (use in coating metal alloys, such as those used in the soft drink cans)-- Extinction 2024; 12) Lead (use in car batteries and trucks and welds and bearings)-- Extinction in 2015; 13) Gold (use as jewelry and
computer microchips)-- Extinction in 2043; 14) Zinc (use to cover alloys, preventing rust that destroy objects like coins)-- Extinction in 2041.
Motorola and Verizon Wireless are building a
tablet computer based
on Google's Android operating system for TV
consumption, according to Financial Times.
Both e-readers and
tablets lag behind other devices such as cell phones,
computers, DVRs and MP3 players in adoption, but they represent a new form of mobile computing and media
consumption that is catching
on with consumers.