All plants extract minerals and nutrients from the soil they're growing in, but some appear to be able to extract metals as well, or at least metal ions that we can in turn extract from the plants. If we can do this at scale, we can use phytomining to get the metals we need to build the batteries we use to power our lives. Here are some links to experiments underway on phytomining, and the promise of what this might bring in the future: https://thebulletin.org/2024/03/the-greenest-way-to-mine-metals-for-batteries-could-be-with-plants/ https://resoilfoundation.org/en/innovation-technology/tropical-plants-contaminated-soils/ https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/metal-guzzling-plants-harvested-to-make-nanomaterials/2500240.article   ABOUT GRAEME CODRINGTON Speaker, author and expert on the future of work, researching disruptive change and helping leaders and their teams understand and respond to tomorrow's world today. I help people make the future place of work a remarkable place for all of us. CONNECT WITH GRAEME AND THE TOMORROWTODAY TEAM Let's start a conversation to find out where I can make the biggest impact in your journey to being future-fit. Email me [email protected] or connect on LinkedIn. KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS https://www.graemecodrington.com ACCESS 2 FREE SCENARIOS  Our Strategic Imagination Toolkit designed to help you develop your strategic imagination in order to consider the implications for your team and organisation today. Download here for free SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL www.youtube.com/user/graemecodrington NEWSLETTER Subscribe to our team's weekly newsletter filled with insights and practical resources to help you succeed in the future of work. Sign up here.

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