Submission + - The Death of Gallium (asimovs.com)
Maestro485 writes: There's an article on Asimov's titled The Death of Gallium. The author describes that, despite our awareness of extinction and the limits of fossil fuels, we are fast approaching the limits of certain elements themselves. Some elements, already rare, are quickly being used up in production of microchips, flat-screen TV's, and a variety of other technical components.