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  • Virtually all flat-panel displays, touchscreens have indium coating

    Indium – the everyday metal you never see

    Shane Lasley, Mining News|Updated Jun 22, 2020

    If you are reading this article on your computer, tablet or phone, you are almost certainly looking through indium as we speak; and, if that devise happens to be a touchscreen you have the unique properties of this critical mineral to thank as you scroll down to read more about indium and where it can be found in Alaska. This is because indium-tin oxide is used as a transparent conducting film applied to virtually every flat-panel display and touchscreen on the market. This...