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He thinks every public building should instead house a small data centre, working in a large network with each other where required, and providing heating as a by-product.

From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2026

“Silver supply is structurally inelastic, with around 70-80% of global silver output coming as a by-product from mines that primarily produce lead, zinc, copper or gold,” Manthey said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 9, 2025

Once renewable energy is stored as hydrogen, to use it as electricity again it needs to be converted using fuel cells, which produce water vapour as a by-product of an oxygen-splitting reaction.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2023

Germanium ores are rare and most germanium is produced as a by-product of zinc production and from coal fly ash.

From Reuters ● Jul. 4, 2023

Instead, as we shall see, food production evolved as a by-product of decisions made without awareness of their consequences.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond


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