In Madagascar, thousands of adults and children risk their lives mining for a shiny mineral called mica. It's found in electronics, cars, planes, and even paint. But even though mica is found in ...

Mirrors were thought of as a means of peering into the world of the supernatural, they were a means of discovering what would occur in the future. Thus stated Annabeth Headrick, University of Denver ...

the grade of mica that is used extensively in the electronics and automotive industries. Madagascar has among the highest poverty rates in the world and informal mining of mica has become a life ...

Over the past few decades, muscovite mica has been the attention of numerous studies across various fields, including environmental science, nanotribology, and developing next-generation electronics ...

"Mica has been one of the most popular electrical ... MuM has the potential to pave the way for the development of robust electronics," says Prof. Miryala.