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Minerals at Home

Meet Arlia – a budding tech enthusiast, who’s vying for first place in a science competition with her new invention; VR goggles that find minerals in everyday products.

Precious metals are all around you

Take a second to reflect on all the electronic devices in your house that are powered by tiny electrons travelling through the walls of your house to energise all your electrical needs. All electronic devices depend on the fact that metals conduct electricity easily and have minimal resistance to the electron flow.

To solve an overheating issue, Arlia – with her newly invented VR goggles – needs to find gold or silver somewhere around her house and in the process is also fascinated to discover how minerals make our lives safer, easier, and fun!

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