Old Samsung Galaxy phones are recycled into medical devices
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April 09, 2021 12:26 IST
Samsung says the recycling initiative diverts e-waste from landfills to units making medical devices for underserved communities
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The smartphone captured images, and the Galaxy device used artificial intelligence (AI) to analyse images for ophthalmic diseases.
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Samsung says the recycling initiative diverts e-waste from landfills to units making medical devices for underserved communities
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Samsung Electronics is recycling its old Galaxy smartphones into healthcare equipment for people underserved people in India, Morocco, Vietnam and Papua New Guinea. Old phones will be remodelled as eyecare equipment to screen patients with eye diseases, the company said in a statement.