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DESCRIPTION: Materials play a crucial role in driving the twin transition\,
  a key strategy of the European Union to address current and future enviro
 nmental challenges. Currently\, improving the efficiency of solar cells an
 d the capacity of battery storage is essential for achieving a Net Zero Ca
 rbon society\, underlining the growing demand for innovative materials. Na
 notechnology played a major role in development of the necessary hardware\
 , such as sensors\, data storage systems\, and actuators\, needed for adva
 nced digital solutions. Still\, the push to enhance performance and replac
 e outdated technologies is accelerating the research into always-new mater
 ials and solutions. Performance-oriented development also expanded the ran
 ge of metals utilized by humanity\, leading to a scenario where a single s
 martphone necessitates a broader spectrum of elements than the entire bios
 phere [1]\, [2]. Due to the fast development\, the raw materials for such 
 technologies are changing by day - a pace that the supply chain cannot fol
 low satisfactory. In addition\, the environmental impact of raw materials 
 production\, especially metals\, varies significantly. For example\, steel
  production—accounting for 1.9 billion tons annually—contributes to 8%
  of global CO<sub>2</sub> emissions\, but its per mass environmental footp
 rint is one of the lowest (2 kg of CO<sub>2</sub> per kg of primary steel\
 , and 0.7 kg of CO<sub>2</sub> when recycled). In contrast\, the productio
 n of platinum\, crucial element for hydrogen economy with a limited produc
 tion of 200 t/y\, is one of the most carbon-intensive (60 tons of CO<sub>2
 </sub> per kg of Pt). Limiting the challenge of the Green and digital revo
 lutions to the simple cost-performance paradigm would be somehow repeating
  the mistake of the Oil Age during which the resource was considered as in
 finite and the impact on the environment had been long time neglected. Mak
 ing the twin transition successful requires changing the mindset of innova
 tors (from lower TRL) to a binary trade-off (price-performance) towards mu
 lti-criteria decision-making [3]. In the presentation\, we will introduce 
 a straightforward multi-criteria assessment methodology for evaluating the
  sustainability of metallic alloys.\nSpeaker: Dr. Janez Zavašnik
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LOCATION:Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung GmbH\, Room: Large Confere
 nce Room No. 203
ORGANIZER;CN=on invitation of Dr. Jazmin Duarte and Prof. Gerhard Dehm:mail
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SUMMARY:Sustainability and raw materials: do we have them enough?
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