Apple taps recycled rare earth elements for iPhone parts
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(Reuters) - Apple Inc's new iPhones will used recycled rare earth elements in a key component, the company said on Wednesday.Apple said it will used recycled rare earths in its "Taptic Engine," a part that lets iPhones mimic a physical button click despite being a flat pane of glass. The part is about one-quarter of the rare earth elements inside the iPhone models.Rare earths, a group of 17 specialised minerals, have become a flash point in trade tensions between the United States and China...