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RC2D8EAQ2OAH Reverse engineered printed circuit boards and their components are separated into groups via sieves at The Royal Mint’s Precious Metals Recovery facility in Pontyclun, Wales, Britain, April 30, 2025. REUTERS/Jaimi Joy

RC2O9AAC3HSF FILE PHOTO: Vehicles pass through the security check at the entrance of Tata Electronics Plant in southern India which makes Apple AAPL.O iPhone component in Hosur, Tamil Nadu, India, September 28, 2024. REUTERS/Haripriya Suresh/File Photo

RC2O9AA6RL7J Vehicles pass through the security check at the entrance of Tata Electronics Plant in southern India which makes Apple AAPL.O iPhone component in Hosur, Tamil Nadu, India, September 28, 2024. REUTERS/Haripriya Suresh

RC2O9AAL234U FILE PHOTO: Vehicles pass through the security check at the entrance of Tata Electronics Plant in southern India which makes Apple AAPL.O iPhone component in Hosur, Tamil Nadu, India, September 28, 2024. REUTERS/Haripriya Suresh/File Photo

RC2O9AAK0E5C FILE PHOTO: Vehicles pass through the security check at the entrance of Tata Electronics Plant in southern India which makes Apple AAPL.O iPhone component in Hosur, Tamil Nadu, India, September 28, 2024. REUTERS/Haripriya Suresh/File Photo

RC2O9AA9MNA1 FILE PHOTO: Vehicles pass through the security check at the entrance of a Tata Electronics plant which makes Apple iPhone components in Hosur, Tamil Nadu, India, Sept. 28, 2024. REUTERS/Haripriya Suresh/File Photo

RC2C79ADGRTG FILE PHOTO: A worker of Ayala Corp's Integrated Micro-Electronics Inc. (IMI) wipes an automotive computer component part at an electronics assembly line in Binan, Laguna south of Manila, Philippines April 20, 2016. REUTERS/Erik De Castro/File Photo

RC2KJY917X6U Gene Cho of LG Electronics talks about LG’s vehicle component products during a news conference at CES 2023, an annual consumer electronics trade show, in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., January 4, 2023. REUTERS/Steve Marcus

RC2W6W9FWZ9Z FILE PHOTO: Kazuo Inamori, the honorary chairman of electronics components maker Kyocera Corp, speaks to reporters.REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao/File Photo

RC2RFV97LVHP A worker prepares a board for the welding of electronic components on it at an electric bus factory and assembly plant in Rancagua, Chile July 20, 2022. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado

RC2RFV95E2UZ A worker welds electronic components on a board at an electric bus factory and assembly plant in Rancagua, Chile July 20, 2022. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado

RC2U4U91MRMY FILE PHOTO: A man walks past a logo of Xiaomi, a Chinese manufacturer of consumer electronics, outside a shop in Mumbai, India, May 11, 2022. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo

RC20PK9U2KXD A view shows an electronic screen near accessory components of a lunchroom for journalists during Russian President Vladimir Putin's annual end-of-year news conference, held online in a video conference mode, in Moscow, Russia December 17, 2020. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

RC20PK9WRTAM A view shows an electronic screen near accessory components of a lunchroom for journalists during Russian President Vladimir Putin's annual end-of-year news conference, held online in a video conference mode, in Moscow, Russia December 17, 2020. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

RC2QFF9ZYEJY FILE PHOTO: An employee of German car parts maker Continental inspects a power electronics component at the factory of the company's Powertrain unit in Nuremberg, Germany, March 1, 2019. Picture taken March 1, 2019. REUTERS/Andreas Gebert/File Photo

RC2J3F96HZP5 Traders buy and sell chips and components on the streets of Huaqiangbei, the world's largest electronics market, following an outbreak of the novel coronavirus in the country, in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China February 18, 2020. Picture taken February 18, 2020. REUTERS/David Kirton

RC2ZND9OXLC4 Workers are seen while leaving Plantronics, an electronic components manufacturing company, at the Otay industrial park in Tijuana, Mexico December 3, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Duenes

RC1751087600 FILE PHOTO: An employee of German car parts maker Continental assembles a power electronics component at the factory of the company's Powertrain unit in Nuremberg, Germany, March 1, 2019. Picture taken March 1, 2019. REUTERS/Andreas Gebert/File Photo

RC119DD05B40 FILE PHOTO: An employee of German car parts maker Continental assembles a DC/DC converter to the rest of the power electronics components at a factory of the company's Powertrain unit in Nuremberg, Germany, March 1, 2019. REUTERS/Andreas Gebert/File Photo

RC1BB9D5F6B0 An employee of German car parts maker Continental assembles a DC/DC converter to the rest of the power electronics components at a factory of the company's Powertrain unit in Nuremberg, Germany, March 1, 2019. Picture taken March 1, 2019. REUTERS/Andreas Gebert

RC11751ACAB0 An employee of German car parts maker Continental assembles a DC/DC converter to the rest of the power electronics components at a factory of the company's Powertrain unit in Nuremberg, Germany, March 1, 2019. Picture taken March 1, 2019. REUTERS/Andreas Gebert

RC16163E3300 An employee of German car parts maker Continental assembles a DC/DC converter to the rest of the power electronics components at a factory of the company's Powertrain unit in Nuremberg, Germany, March 1, 2019. Picture taken March 1, 2019. REUTERS/Andreas Gebert

RC1CF35072F0 An employee of German car parts maker Continental assembles a DC/DC converter to the rest of the power electronics components at a factory of the company's Powertrain unit in Nuremberg, Germany, March 1, 2019. Picture taken March 1, 2019. REUTERS/Andreas Gebert

RC12C5995330 An employee of German car parts maker Continental assembles a DC/DC converter to the rest of the power electronics components at a factory of the company's Powertrain unit in Nuremberg, Germany, March 1, 2019. Picture taken March 1, 2019. REUTERS/Andreas Gebert

RC1ABEC07EA0 An employee of German car parts maker Continental inspects a power electronics component at the factory of the company's Powertrain unit in Nuremberg, Germany, March 1, 2019. Picture taken March 1, 2019. REUTERS/Andreas Gebert

RC15BADBA470 An employee of German car parts maker Continental inspects a power electronics component at the factory of the company's Powertrain unit in Nuremberg, Germany, March 1, 2019. Picture taken March 1, 2019. REUTERS/Andreas Gebert

RC1F3154E6E0 An employee of German car parts maker Continental inspects a power electronics component at the factory of the company's Powertrain unit in Nuremberg, Germany, March 1, 2019. Picture taken March 1, 2019. REUTERS/Andreas Gebert

RC14000ACEC0 An employee of German car parts maker Continental inspects a power electronics component at the factory of the company's Powertrain unit in Nuremberg, Germany, March 1, 2019. Picture taken March 1, 2019. REUTERS/Andreas Gebert

RC122958CBC0 An employee of German car parts maker Continental assembles a power electronics component at the factory of the company's Powertrain unit in Nuremberg, Germany, March 1, 2019. Picture taken March 1, 2019. REUTERS/Andreas Gebert

RC15F650AFD0 An employee of German car parts maker Continental assembles a power electronics component at the factory of the company's Powertrain unit in Nuremberg, Germany, March 1, 2019. Picture taken March 1, 2019. REUTERS/Andreas Gebert

RC12E0C78190 An employee of German car parts maker Continental assembles a power electronics component at the factory of the company's Powertrain unit in Nuremberg, Germany, March 1, 2019. Picture taken March 1, 2019. REUTERS/Andreas Gebert

RC1B10CEB650 An employee of German car parts maker Continental assembles a power electronics component at the factory of the company's Powertrain unit in Nuremberg, Germany, March 1, 2019. Picture taken March 1, 2019. REUTERS/Andreas Gebert

RC1C5A06D490 An employee of German car parts maker Continental holds up a power electronics component that is assembled at the factory of the company's Powertrain unit in Nuremberg, Germany, March 1, 2019. Picture taken March 1, 2019. REUTERS/Andreas Gebert

RC1FC420D2E0 A man works on metallic components while recycling electronic trash at NewLife warehouse in Montevideo, Uruguay March 1, 2019. REUTERS/Andres Stapff

RC11A14637D0 Workers take out metallic components while recycling electronic trash at NewLife warehouse in Montevideo, Uruguay March 1, 2019. REUTERS/Andres Stapff

RC138DE88F10 A worker takes out metallic components while recycling electronic trash at NewLife warehouse in Montevideo, Uruguay March 1, 2019. REUTERS/Andres Stapff

RC1FCA1B1CE0 Workers take out metallic components while recycling electronic trash at NewLife warehouse in Montevideo, Uruguay March 1, 2019. REUTERS/Andres Stapff

RC164CE98830 Workers take out metallic components while recycling electronic trash at NewLife warehouse in Montevideo, Uruguay March 1, 2019. REUTERS/Andres Stapff

RC18BEF4DEC0 Workers takes out metallic components while recycling electronic trash at NewLife warehouse in Montevideo, Uruguay March 1, 2019. REUTERS/Andres Stapff

RC1EADEBAB90 Earlier this year, the world's two biggest lithium producers publicly celebrated new deals with Chile's government that will allow them to vastly increase output of the ultralight battery metal from the Atacama, the world's driest desert. U.S.-based Albemarle Corp and Chile's SQM operate just 3 miles (5 km) apart in the remote Salar, a basin in the Atacama that is home to one of the world's richest deposits of high-grade lithium. Lithium-ion batteries are key components for most consumer electronics, from cellphones and laptops to electric cars. In celebrating the new contracts, the two companies said they were confident they could significantly boost output without drawing more than their current quotas of lithium-rich brine, or saltwater, that has for millennia accumulated in pools beneath the Atacama. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado SEARCH "MINE LITHIUM" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY. Matching text: CHILE-LITHIUM/

RC1FA2CA7110 Earlier this year, the world's two biggest lithium producers publicly celebrated new deals with Chile's government that will allow them to vastly increase output of the ultralight battery metal from the Atacama, the world's driest desert. U.S.-based Albemarle Corp and Chile's SQM operate just 3 miles (5 km) apart in the remote Salar, a basin in the Atacama that is home to one of the world's richest deposits of high-grade lithium. Lithium-ion batteries are key components for most consumer electronics, from cellphones and laptops to electric cars. In celebrating the new contracts, the two companies said they were confident they could significantly boost output without drawing more than their current quotas of lithium-rich brine, or saltwater, that has for millennia accumulated in pools beneath the Atacama. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado SEARCH "MINE LITHIUM" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY. Matching text: CHILE-LITHIUM/

RC14BB5FF850 Components are pictured for a mainboard assembly at Conti Temic microelectronic GmbH, a manufacturer of automotive electronics, in Ingolstadt, Germany March 2, 2018. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle

RC1AFE495590 Shop owners sort recycled electronic components at a second-hand market in the township of Guiyu, Guangdong province, China January 12, 2018. Picture taken January 12, 2018. REUTERS/Aly Song

RC11FB1D8050 FILE PHOTO: A Toshiba Corp chip (top R) is seen among other semiconductors and electronic components inside a Toshiba mobile phone in Tokyo January 31, 2008. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/File Photo

LR1ED310VOHZE A view shows a building, which houses the office of Integral company specializing in the development and production of electronic components and equipment, in Minsk, Belarus, March 1, 2017. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

LR1ED310VNNZD Electronic parts are seen at the demonstration room of Integral company, which specializes in the development and production of electronic components and equipment, in Minsk, Belarus, March 1, 2017. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

LR1ED310VMUZB A device showing medical indications is seen at the demonstration room of Integral company, which specializes in the development and production of electronic components and equipment, in Minsk, Belarus, March 1, 2017. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

LR1ED310VLZZ7 A device showing medical indications is seen at the demonstration room of Integral company, which specializes in the development and production of electronic components and equipment, in Minsk, Belarus, March 1, 2017. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

LR1ED310VKBZ6 Employees work at the assembly room of Integral company, which specializes in the development and production of electronic components and equipment, in Minsk, Belarus, March 1, 2017. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

LR1ED310UYNYL Electronic parts are seen at the demonstration room of Integral company, which specializes in the development and production of electronic components and equipment, in Minsk, Belarus, March 1, 2017. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

LR1ED310UXTYH Employees work at the assembly room of Integral company, which specializes in the development and production of electronic components and equipment, in Minsk, Belarus, March 1, 2017. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

LR1ED310UXSYG An employee works at the assembly room of Integral company, which specializes in the development and production of electronic components and equipment, in Minsk, Belarus, March 1, 2017. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

RC1EAA307130 A French navy sailor removes electronic components inside the French nuclear aircraft carrier " Charles De Gaulle " which is in dry dock for maitenance and repairs for eighteen month at the Naval base in Toulon, France, February 23, 2017. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier

RC1DFF240A80 French navy sailors remove electronic components inside the French nuclear aircraft carrier " Charles De Gaulle " which is in dry dock for maintenance and repairs for eighteen month at the Naval base in Toulon, France, February 23, 2017. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier

RC1977135CE0 A French navy sailor removes electronic components inside the French nuclear aircraft carrier " Charles De Gaulle " which is in dry dock for maitenance and repairs for eighteen month at the Naval base in Toulon, France, February 23, 2017. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier

RC12E55523C0 A French navy sailor removes electronic components inside the French nuclear aircraft carrier " Charles De Gaulle " which is in dry dock for maitenance and repairs for eighteen month at the Naval base in Toulon, France, February 23, 2017. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier

RC11CF9D6590 A French navy sailor removes electronic components inside the French nuclear aircraft carrier " Charles De Gaulle " which is in dry dock for maitenance and repairs for eighteen month at the Naval base in Toulon, France, February 23, 2017. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier

D1BEUOBQDCAB CEO of Harman International Industries Dinesh Paliwal, President and Chief Strategy Officer of Samsung Electronics Young Sohn, and Executive vice president who heads Samsung Electronics' automotive components team Park Jong-hwan, pose for photographs during a news conference at Samsung Electronics' office in Seoul, South Korea, November 21, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

D1AETKZFLXAA A "Cyber Horse", made from thousands of infected computer and cell phone bits, is displayed at the entrance to the annual Cyberweek conference at Tel Aviv University, Israel June 20, 2016. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

GF10000389702 A worker of Ayala Corp's Integrated Micro-Electronics Inc. (IMI) arranges automotive component parts at an electronics assembly line in Binan, Laguna south of Manila,Philippines April 20, 2016. REUTERS/Erik De Castro

GF10000389699 A worker of Ayala Corp's Integrated Micro-Electronics Inc. (IMI) solders an automotive computer component part at an electronics assembly line in Binan, Laguna south of Manila, Philippines April 20, 2016. REUTERS/Erik De Castro

GF10000389698 A worker of Ayala Corp's Integrated Micro-Electronics Inc. (IMI) wipes an automotive computer component part at an electronics assembly line in Binan, Laguna south of Manila, Philippines April 20, 2016. REUTERS/Erik De Castro

PM1EB9H1EAI01 A young employee from the digital sector puts on a mock hat made from electronic components as French President Francois Hollande (L) looks on during the launch of the 'Grande Ecole du Numerique' (The Great Digital School) during a reception at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, September 17, 2015. REUTERS/Ian Langsdon/Pool

PM1EB9H1E7Q01 A young employee from the digital sector puts on a mock hat made from electronic components as French President Francois Hollande (L) looks on during the launch of the 'Grande Ecole du Numerique' (The Great Digital School) during a reception at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, September 17, 2015. REUTERS/Ian Langsdon/Pool

GF10000146677 Plastic components of electronic waste are packed on a roadside in the township of Guiyu in China's southern Guangdong province June 10, 2015. The town of Guiyu in the economic powerhouse of Guangdong province in China has long been known as one of the world’s largest electronic waste dump sites. At its peak, some 5,000 workshops in the village recycle 15,000 tonnes of waste daily including hard drives, mobile phones, computer screens and computers shipped in from across the world. Many of the workers, however, work in poorly ventilated workshops with little protective gear, prying open discarded electronics with their bare hands. Plastic circuit boards are also melted down to salvage bits of valuable metals such as gold, copper and aluminum. As a result, large amounts of pollutants, heavy metals and chemicals are released into the rivers nearby, severely contaminating local water supplies, devastating farm harvests and damaging the health of residents. The stench of burnt plastic envelops the small town of Guiyu, while some rivers are black with industrial effluent. According to research conducted by Southern China’s Shantou University, Guiyu’s air and water is heavily contaminated by toxic metal particles. As a result, children living there have abnormally high levels of lead in their blood, the study found. While most of the e-waste was once imported into China and processed in Guiyu, much more of the discarded e-waste now comes from within China as the country grows in affluence. China now produces 6.1 million metric tonnes of e-waste a year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, second only to the U.S with 7.2 million tonnes. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu PICTURE 14 OF 18 FOR WIDER IMAGE STORY "WORLD'S LARGEST ELECTRONIC WASTE DUMP"SEARCH "GUIYU SIU" FOR ALL IMAGES

GF10000146673 Old cellular phone components are discarded inside a workshop in the township of Guiyu in China's southern Guangdong province June 10, 2015. The town of Guiyu in the economic powerhouse of Guangdong province in China has long been known as one of the world’s largest electronic waste dump sites. At its peak, some 5,000 workshops in the village recycle 15,000 tonnes of waste daily including hard drives, mobile phones, computer screens and computers shipped in from across the world. Many of the workers, however, work in poorly ventilated workshops with little protective gear, prying open discarded electronics with their bare hands. Plastic circuit boards are also melted down to salvage bits of valuable metals such as gold, copper and aluminum. As a result, large amounts of pollutants, heavy metals and chemicals are released into the rivers nearby, severely contaminating local water supplies, devastating farm harvests and damaging the health of residents. The stench of burnt plastic envelops the small town of Guiyu, while some rivers are black with industrial effluent. According to research conducted by Southern China’s Shantou University, Guiyu’s air and water is heavily contaminated by toxic metal particles. As a result, children living there have abnormally high levels of lead in their blood, the study found. While most of the e-waste was once imported into China and processed in Guiyu, much more of the discarded e-waste now comes from within China as the country grows in affluence. China now produces 6.1 million metric tonnes of e-waste a year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, second only to the U.S with 7.2 million tonnes. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu PICTURE 12 OF 18 FOR WIDER IMAGE STORY "WORLD'S LARGEST ELECTRONIC WASTE DUMP"SEARCH "GUIYU SIU" FOR ALL IMAGES

GF10000146667 A polluted river flows past a workshop used for processsing plastic components of electronic waste at the township of Guiyu in China's southern Guangdong province June 10, 2015. The town of Guiyu in the economic powerhouse of Guangdong province in China has long been known as one of the world’s largest electronic waste dump sites. At its peak, some 5,000 workshops in the village recycle 15,000 tonnes of waste daily including hard drives, mobile phones, computer screens and computers shipped in from across the world. Many of the workers, however, work in poorly ventilated workshops with little protective gear, prying open discarded electronics with their bare hands. Plastic circuit boards are also melted down to salvage bits of valuable metals such as gold, copper and aluminum. As a result, large amounts of pollutants, heavy metals and chemicals are released into the rivers nearby, severely contaminating local water supplies, devastating farm harvests and damaging the health of residents. The stench of burnt plastic envelops the small town of Guiyu, while some rivers are black with industrial effluent. According to research conducted by Southern China’s Shantou University, Guiyu’s air and water is heavily contaminated by toxic metal particles. As a result, children living there have abnormally high levels of lead in their blood, the study found. While most of the e-waste was once imported into China and processed in Guiyu, much more of the discarded e-waste now comes from within China as the country grows in affluence. China now produces 6.1 million metric tonnes of e-waste a year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, second only to the U.S with 7.2 million tonnes. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu TPX IMAGES OF THE DAYPICTURE 6 OF 18 FOR WIDER IMAGE STORY "WORLD'S LARGEST ELECTRONIC WASTE DUMP"SEARCH "GUIYU SIU" FOR ALL IMAGES TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

GF10000146664 Buffalos are seen adjacent to workshops recycling plastic components from electronic waste at the township of Guiyu in China's southern Guangdong province June 10, 2015.The town of Guiyu in the economic powerhouse of Guangdong province in China has long been known as one of the world’s largest electronic waste dump sites. At its peak, some 5,000 workshops in the village recycle 15,000 tonnes of waste daily including hard drives, mobile phones, computer screens and computers shipped in from across the world. Many of the workers, however, work in poorly ventilated workshops with little protective gear, prying open discarded electronics with their bare hands. Plastic circuit boards are also melted down to salvage bits of valuable metals such as gold, copper and aluminum. As a result, large amounts of pollutants, heavy metals and chemicals are released into the rivers nearby, severely contaminating local water supplies, devastating farm harvests and damaging the health of residents. The stench of burnt plastic envelops the small town of Guiyu, while some rivers are black with industrial effluent. According to research conducted by Southern China’s Shantou University, Guiyu’s air and water is heavily contaminated by toxic metal particles. As a result, children living there have abnormally high levels of lead in their blood, the study found. While most of the e-waste was once imported into China and processed in Guiyu, much more of the discarded e-waste now comes from within China as the country grows in affluence. China now produces 6.1 million metric tonnes of e-waste a year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, second only to the U.S with 7.2 million tonnes. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu PICTURE 3 OF 18 FOR WIDER IMAGE STORY "WORLD'S LARGEST ELECTRONIC WASTE DUMP"SEARCH "GUIYU SIU" FOR ALL IMAGES

GM1EB1I17LO01 Employees assemble electronic components along a production line at a factory in Hefei, Anhui province, January 18, 2015. China's economic growth may be as high as 7.3 percent this year, partly due to falling commodity prices, the official Xinhua news agency quoted an academic advisor to the central bank's monetary policy committee as saying on Saturday. REUTERS/Stringer (CHINA - Tags: BUSINESS)

GM1EB180GVZ01 A flat screen television protected by HZO technology plays inside a tank of water during the 2015 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada January 7, 2015. The technology creates a organic polymer barrier to waterproof electronic components during the manufacturing process. REUTERS/Steve Marcus (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS)

GM1EA5413OO01 Will Phan, an employee at electronic cigarette vaporizer company Thermo-Essence Technologies, assembles a component at the company's office in San Carlos, California May 2, 2014. When Thermo-Essence Technologies co-founder Nathan Terry developed his e-cigarette he assumed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration would begin regulating the industry, as it has recently done, proposing a ban on sales to people under the age of 18 and requiring companies to register. Later it could impose product standard and quality controls. Terry wanted to create a product that would pass any FDA inspection. He used a pure metal wire wrapped around a rod made from magnesia-stabilized zirconia, a highly durable ceramic material. Instead of meshes, tape and plastic he used novel porous ceramics and surgical-grade alloys, and instead of soldering parts together he connected them mechanically, fitting components together like Legos to complete the circuits. Picture taken May 2, 2014. REUTERS/Stephen Lam (UNITED STATES - Tags: HEALTH SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY)

GM1EA5413OH01 Thermo-Essence Technologies employee Matt Brazulea (L) passes a part to co-worker Will Phan as they assemble an electronic cigarette vaporizer at the company's office in San Carlos, California May 2, 2014. When Thermo-Essence Technologies co-founder Nathan Terry developed his e-cigarette he assumed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration would begin regulating the industry, as it has recently done, proposing a ban on sales to people under the age of 18 and requiring companies to register. Later it could impose product standard and quality controls. Terry wanted to create a product that would pass any FDA inspection. He used a pure metal wire wrapped around a rod made from magnesia-stabilized zirconia, a highly durable ceramic material. Instead of meshes, tape and plastic he used novel porous ceramics and surgical-grade alloys, and instead of soldering parts together he connected them mechanically, fitting components together like Legos to complete the circuits. Picture taken May 2, 2014. REUTERS/Stephen Lam (UNITED STATES - Tags: HEALTH SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY)

GM1EA5413OB01 Will Phan, an employee at electronic cigarette vaporizer company Thermo-Essence Technologies, assembles a component at the company's office in San Carlos, California May 2, 2014. When Thermo-Essence Technologies co-founder Nathan Terry developed his e-cigarette he assumed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration would begin regulating the industry, as it has recently done, proposing a ban on sales to people under the age of 18 and requiring companies to register. Later it could impose product standard and quality controls. Terry wanted to create a product that would pass any FDA inspection. He used a pure metal wire wrapped around a rod made from magnesia-stabilized zirconia, a highly durable ceramic material. Instead of meshes, tape and plastic he used novel porous ceramics and surgical-grade alloys, and instead of soldering parts together he connected them mechanically, fitting components together like Legos to complete the circuits. Picture taken May 2, 2014. REUTERS/Stephen Lam (UNITED STATES - Tags: HEALTH SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY)

GM1EA5413O501 Will Phan (L) and Matt Brazulea of electronic cigarette vaporizer company Thermo-Essence Technologies assemble components at the company's office in San Carlos, California May 2, 2014. When Thermo-Essence Technologies co-founder Nathan Terry developed his e-cigarette he assumed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration would begin regulating the industry, as it has recently done, proposing a ban on sales to people under the age of 18 and requiring companies to register. Later it could impose product standard and quality controls. Terry wanted to create a product that would pass any FDA inspection. He used a pure metal wire wrapped around a rod made from magnesia-stabilized zirconia, a highly durable ceramic material. Instead of meshes, tape and plastic he used novel porous ceramics and surgical-grade alloys, and instead of soldering parts together he connected them mechanically, fitting components together like Legos to complete the circuits. Picture taken May 2, 2014. REUTERS/Stephen Lam (UNITED STATES - Tags: HEALTH SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY)

GM1EA5413NZ01 Nathan Terry, co-founder of electronic cigarette vaporizer company Thermo-Essence Technologies, stands for a portrait at the company's office in San Carlos, California May 2, 2014. Terry developed his e-cigarette he assumed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration would begin regulating the industry, as it has recently done, proposing a ban on sales to people under the age of 18 and requiring companies to register. Later it could impose product standard and quality controls. Terry wanted to create a product that would pass any FDA inspection. He used a pure metal wire wrapped around a rod made from magnesia-stabilized zirconia, a highly durable ceramic material. Instead of meshes, tape and plastic he used novel porous ceramics and surgical-grade alloys, and instead of soldering parts together he connected them mechanically, fitting components together like Legos to complete the circuits. Picture taken May 2, 2014. REUTERS/Stephen Lam (UNITED STATES - Tags: HEALTH SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY HEADSHOT)

GM1EA5413NS01 Nathan Terry, co-founder of electronic cigarette vaporizer company Thermo-Essence Technologies, stands for a portrait at the company's office in San Carlos, California May 2, 2014. When Terry developed his e-cigarette he assumed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration would begin regulating the industry, as it has recently done, proposing a ban on sales to people under the age of 18 and requiring companies to register. Later it could impose product standard and quality controls. Terry wanted to create a product that would pass any FDA inspection. He used a pure metal wire wrapped around a rod made from magnesia-stabilized zirconia, a highly durable ceramic material. Instead of meshes, tape and plastic he used novel porous ceramics and surgical-grade alloys, and instead of soldering parts together he connected them mechanically, fitting components together like Legos to complete the circuits. Picture taken May 2, 2014. REUTERS/Stephen Lam (UNITED STATES - Tags: HEALTH SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY PROFILE)

GM1EA5413NM01 Nathan Terry, co-founder of electronic cigarette vaporizer company Thermo-Essence Technologies, stands for a portrait at the company's office in San Carlos, California May 2, 2014. When Terry developed his e-cigarette he assumed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration would begin regulating the industry, as it has recently done, proposing a ban on sales to people under the age of 18 and requiring companies to register. Later it could impose product standard and quality controls. Terry wanted to create a product that would pass any FDA inspection. He used a pure metal wire wrapped around a rod made from magnesia-stabilized zirconia, a highly durable ceramic material. Instead of meshes, tape and plastic he used novel porous ceramics and surgical-grade alloys, and instead of soldering parts together he connected them mechanically, fitting components together like Legos to complete the circuits. Picture taken May 2, 2014. REUTERS/Stephen Lam (UNITED STATES - Tags: HEALTH SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY PROFILE)

GM1EA5413NF01 A laser-welded ground strap is pictured at electronic cigarette vaporizer company Thermo-Essence Technologies in San Carlos, California May 2, 2014. When Thermo-Essence Technologies co-founder Nathan Terry developed his e-cigarette he assumed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration would begin regulating the industry, as it has recently done, proposing a ban on sales to people under the age of 18 and requiring companies to register. Later it could impose product standard and quality controls. Terry wanted to create a product that would pass any FDA inspection. He used a pure metal wire wrapped around a rod made from magnesia-stabilized zirconia, a highly durable ceramic material. Instead of meshes, tape and plastic he used novel porous ceramics and surgical-grade alloys, and instead of soldering parts together he connected them mechanically, fitting components together like Legos to complete the circuits. Picture taken May 2, 2014. REUTERS/Stephen Lam (UNITED STATES - Tags: HEALTH SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY)

GM1EA5413N901 A batch of alumnia-oxide wicks is pictured at electronic cigarette vaporizer company Thermo-Essence Technologies in San Carlos, California May 2, 2014. When Thermo-Essence Technologies co-founder Nathan Terry developed his e-cigarette he assumed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration would begin regulating the industry, as it has recently done, proposing a ban on sales to people under the age of 18 and requiring companies to register. Later it could impose product standard and quality controls. Terry wanted to create a product that would pass any FDA inspection. He used a pure metal wire wrapped around a rod made from magnesia-stabilized zirconia, a highly durable ceramic material. Instead of meshes, tape and plastic he used novel porous ceramics and surgical-grade alloys, and instead of soldering parts together he connected them mechanically, fitting components together like Legos to complete the circuits. Picture taken May 2, 2014. REUTERS/Stephen Lam (UNITED STATES - Tags: HEALTH SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY)

GM1EA5413N201 A batch of laser-welded ground straps is pictured at electronic cigarette vaporizer company Thermo-Essence Technologies in San Carlos, California May 2, 2014. When Thermo-Essence Technologies co-founder Nathan Terry developed his e-cigarette he assumed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration would begin regulating the industry, as it has recently done, proposing a ban on sales to people under the age of 18 and requiring companies to register. Later it could impose product standard and quality controls. Terry wanted to create a product that would pass any FDA inspection. He used a pure metal wire wrapped around a rod made from magnesia-stabilized zirconia, a highly durable ceramic material. Instead of meshes, tape and plastic he used novel porous ceramics and surgical-grade alloys, and instead of soldering parts together he connected them mechanically, fitting components together like Legos to complete the circuits. Picture taken May 2, 2014. REUTERS/Stephen Lam (UNITED STATES - Tags: HEALTH SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY)

GM1EA5413MX01 Nathan Terry, co-founder of Thermo-Essence Technologies, assembles a Cera electronic cigarette vaporizer at the company's office in San Carlos, California May 2, 2014. When Terry developed his e-cigarette he assumed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration would begin regulating the industry, as it has recently done, proposing a ban on sales to people under the age of 18 and requiring companies to register. Later it could impose product standard and quality controls. Terry wanted to create a product that would pass any FDA inspection. He used a pure metal wire wrapped around a rod made from magnesia-stabilized zirconia, a highly durable ceramic material. Instead of meshes, tape and plastic he used novel porous ceramics and surgical-grade alloys, and instead of soldering parts together he connected them mechanically, fitting components together like Legos to complete the circuits. Picture taken May 2, 2014. REUTERS/Stephen Lam (UNITED STATES - Tags: HEALTH SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY)

GM1EA5413MP01 Luna, an electronic cigarette vaporizer, and its components are seen at Thermo-Essence Technologies in San Carlos, California May 2, 2014. When Thermo-Essence Technologies co-founder Nathan Terry developed his e-cigarette he assumed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration would begin regulating the industry, as it has recently done, proposing a ban on sales to people under the age of 18 and requiring companies to register. Later it could impose product standard and quality controls. Terry wanted to create a product that would pass any FDA inspection. He used a pure metal wire wrapped around a rod made from magnesia-stabilized zirconia, a highly durable ceramic material. Instead of meshes, tape and plastic he used novel porous ceramics and surgical-grade alloys, and instead of soldering parts together he connected them mechanically, fitting components together like Legos to complete the circuits. Picture taken May 2, 2014. REUTERS/Stephen Lam (UNITED STATES - Tags: HEALTH SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY)

GM1EA5413MJ01 Nathan Terry, co-founder of Thermo-Essence Technologies, assembles a Luna electronic cigarette vaporizer at the company's office in San Carlos, California May 2, 2014. When Terry developed his e-cigarette he assumed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration would begin regulating the industry, as it has recently done, proposing a ban on sales to people under the age of 18 and requiring companies to register. Later it could impose product standard and quality controls. Terry wanted to create a product that would pass any FDA inspection. He used a pure metal wire wrapped around a rod made from magnesia-stabilized zirconia, a highly durable ceramic material. Instead of meshes, tape and plastic he used novel porous ceramics and surgical-grade alloys, and instead of soldering parts together he connected them mechanically, fitting components together like Legos to complete the circuits. Picture taken May 2, 2014. REUTERS/Stephen Lam (UNITED STATES - Tags: HEALTH SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY)

GM1EA5413MD01 (L-R) Electronic cigarette vaporizers Cera and Luna by Thermo-Essence Technologies are pictured in San Carlos, California May 2, 2014. When Thermo-Essence Technologies co-founder Nathan Terry developed his e-cigarette he assumed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration would begin regulating the industry, as it has recently done, proposing a ban on sales to people under the age of 18 and requiring companies to register. Later it could impose product standard and quality controls. Terry wanted to create a product that would pass any FDA inspection. He used a pure metal wire wrapped around a rod made from magnesia-stabilized zirconia, a highly durable ceramic material. Instead of meshes, tape and plastic he used novel porous ceramics and surgical-grade alloys, and instead of soldering parts together he connected them mechanically, fitting components together like Legos to complete the circuits. Picture taken May 2, 2014. REUTERS/Stephen Lam (UNITED STATES - Tags: HEALTH SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY)

GM1EA5413M701 Employees work at electronic cigarette vaporizer maker Thermo-Essence Technologies in San Carlos, California May 2, 2014. When Thermo-Essence Technologies co-founder Nathan Terry developed his e-cigarette he assumed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration would begin regulating the industry, as it has recently done, proposing a ban on sales to people under the age of 18 and requiring companies to register. Later it could impose product standard and quality controls. Terry wanted to create a product that would pass any FDA inspection. He used a pure metal wire wrapped around a rod made from magnesia-stabilized zirconia, a highly durable ceramic material. Instead of meshes, tape and plastic he used novel porous ceramics and surgical-grade alloys, and instead of soldering parts together he connected them mechanically, fitting components together like Legos to complete the circuits. Picture taken May 2, 2014. REUTERS/Stephen Lam (UNITED STATES - Tags: HEALTH SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY)

GM1EA5413M201 Components of a Luna electronic cigarette vaporizer by Thermo-Essence Technologies are seen in San Carlos, California May 2, 2014. When Thermo-Essence Technologies co-founder Nathan Terry developed his e-cigarette he assumed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration would begin regulating the industry, as it has recently done, proposing a ban on sales to people under the age of 18 and requiring companies to register. Later it could impose product standard and quality controls. Terry wanted to create a product that would pass any FDA inspection. He used a pure metal wire wrapped around a rod made from magnesia-stabilized zirconia, a highly durable ceramic material. Instead of meshes, tape and plastic he used novel porous ceramics and surgical-grade alloys, and instead of soldering parts together he connected them mechanically, fitting components together like Legos to complete the circuits. Picture taken May 2, 2014. REUTERS/Stephen Lam (UNITED STATES - Tags: HEALTH SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY)

GM1EA5413LW01 Zeki Uzunoglu, an employee at Thermo-Essence Technologies, gathers components of a Luna electronic cigarette vaporizer at the company's office in San Carlos, California May 2, 2014. When Thermo-Essence Technologies co-founder Nathan Terry developed his e-cigarette he assumed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration would begin regulating the industry, as it has recently done, proposing a ban on sales to people under the age of 18 and requiring companies to register. Later it could impose product standard and quality controls. Terry wanted to create a product that would pass any FDA inspection. He used a pure metal wire wrapped around a rod made from magnesia-stabilized zirconia, a highly durable ceramic material. Instead of meshes, tape and plastic he used novel porous ceramics and surgical-grade alloys, and instead of soldering parts together he connected them mechanically, fitting components together like Legos to complete the circuits. Picture taken May 2, 2014. REUTERS/Stephen Lam (UNITED STATES - Tags: HEALTH SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY)

GM1EA3T0EUV01 A one and a half-year-old female Chinese Crested Powderpuff poses on a sofa after a beauty treatment for dogs at Pet Salon in Sao Paulo March 26, 2014. According to the Brazilian Association of Products for the Pet Industry (Abinpet), the industry grew 7.3 percent in 2013, compared to 2012. Relative to other sectors of the economy, Brazil's pet care market accounts for 0.31 percent of the country's gross domestic product, a share bigger than output related to home appliances, electronics components and beauty care. Picture taken March 26, 2014. REUTERS/Nacho Doce (BRAZIL - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY BUSINESS)

GM1EA3T0EUL01 A four-year-old white Schnauzer poses on a sofa after a beauty treatment for dogs at Pet Salon in Sao Paulo March 27, 2014. According to the Brazilian Association of Products for the Pet Industry (Abinpet), the industry grew 7.3 percent in 2013, compared to 2012. Relative to other sectors of the economy, Brazil's pet care market accounts for 0.31 percent of the country's gross domestic product, a share bigger than output related to home appliances, electronics components and beauty care. Picture taken March 27, 2014. REUTERS/Nacho Doce (BRAZIL - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY BUSINESS)

GM1EA3T0EPU01 A 13-year-old female Poodle poses on a sofa after a beauty treatment for dogs at Pet Salon in Sao Paulo March 26, 2014. According to the Brazilian Association of Products for the Pet Industry (Abinpet), the industry grew 7.3 percent in 2013, compared to 2012. Relative to other sectors of the economy, Brazil's pet care market accounts for 0.31 percent of the country's gross domestic product, a share bigger than output related to home appliances, electronics components and beauty care. Picture taken March 26, 2014. REUTERS/Nacho Doce (BRAZIL - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY BUSINESS)

GM1EA3T0EPM01 A one-year-old female Yorkshire Terrier poses on a sofa after a beauty treatment for dogs at Pet Salon in Sao Paulo March 26, 2014. According to the Brazilian Association of Products for the Pet Industry (Abinpet), the industry grew 7.3 percent in 2013, compared to 2012. Relative to other sectors of the economy, Brazil's pet care market accounts for 0.31 percent of the country's gross domestic product, a share bigger than output related to home appliances, electronics components and beauty care. Picture taken March 26, 2014. REUTERS/Nacho Doce (BRAZIL - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY BUSINESS)

GM1EA3T0EMG01 An eight-year-old female Chinese Crested poses on a sofa after a beauty treatment for dogs at Pet Salon in Sao Paulo March 26, 2014. According to the Brazilian Association of Products for the Pet Industry (Abinpet), the industry grew 7.3 percent in 2013, compared to 2012. Relative to other sectors of the economy, Brazil's pet care market accounts for 0.31 percent of the country's gross domestic product, a share bigger than output related to home appliances, electronics components and beauty care. Picture taken March 26, 2014. REUTERS/Nacho Doce (BRAZIL - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY BUSINESS)

GM1EA3T0EM601 An eight-year-old Chinese Crested (L) and a one and a half-year-old Chinese Crested Powderpuff pose on a sofa after a beauty treatment for dogs at Pet Salon in Sao Paulo March 26, 2014. According to the Brazilian Association of Products for the Pet Industry (Abinpet), the industry grew 7.3 percent in 2013, compared to 2012. Relative to other sectors of the economy, Brazil's pet care market accounts for 0.31 percent of the country's gross domestic product, a share bigger than output related to home appliances, electronics components and beauty care. Picture taken March 26, 2014. REUTERS/Nacho Doce (BRAZIL - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY BUSINESS)

GM1EA3T0EGW01 A Chinese Crested takes a bath with petals for relaxation during a beauty treatment for dogs at Pet Salon in Sao Paulo March 27, 2014. According to the Brazilian Association of Products for the Pet Industry (Abinpet), the industry grew 7.3 percent in 2013, compared to 2012. Relative to other sectors of the economy, Brazil's pet care market accounts for 0.31 percent of the country's gross domestic product, a share bigger than output related to home appliances, electronics components and beauty care. Picture taken March 27, 2014. REUTERS/Nacho Doce (BRAZIL - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY BUSINESS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

GM1EA3T0EFZ01 Dogs wait for a beauty treatment at Pet Salon in Sao Paulo March 27, 2014. According to the Brazilian Association of Products for the Pet Industry (Abinpet), the industry grew 7.3 percent in 2013, compared to 2012. Relative to other sectors of the economy, Brazil's pet care market accounts for 0.31 percent of the country's gross domestic product, a share bigger than output related to home appliances, electronics components and beauty care. Picture taken March 27, 2014. REUTERS/Nacho Doce (BRAZIL - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY BUSINESS)

GM1EA3T0E5T01 A woman washes a Yorkshire Terrier during a beauty treatment for dogs at Pet Salon in Sao Paulo March 26, 2014. According to the Brazilian Association of Products for the Pet Industry (Abinpet), the industry grew 7.3 percent in 2013, compared to 2012. Relative to other sectors of the economy, Brazil's pet care market accounts for 0.31 percent of the country's gross domestic product, a share bigger than output related to home appliances, electronics components and beauty care. Picture taken March 26, 2014. REUTERS/Nacho Doce (BRAZIL - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY BUSINESS)

GM1EA3T0E5D01 A Chinese Crested dog takes a bath with petals for relaxation during a beauty treatment for dogs at Pet Salon in Sao Paulo March 27, 2014. According to the Brazilian Association of Products for the Pet Industry (Abinpet), the industry grew 7.3 percent in 2013, compared to 2012. Relative to other sectors of the economy, Brazil's pet care market accounts for 0.31 percent of the country's gross domestic product, a share bigger than output related to home appliances, electronics components and beauty care. Picture taken March 27, 2014. REUTERS/Nacho Doce (BRAZIL - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY BUSINESS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

GM1EA3T0E5301 A woman paints the nails of a female Poodle during a beauty treatment for dogs at Pet Salon in Sao Paulo March 26, 2014. According to the Brazilian Association of Products for the Pet Industry (Abinpet), the industry grew 7.3 percent in 2013, compared to 2012. Relative to other sectors of the economy, Brazil's pet care market accounts for 0.31 percent of the country's gross domestic product, a share bigger than output related to home appliances, electronics components and beauty care. Picture taken March 26, 2014. REUTERS/Nacho Doce (BRAZIL - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY BUSINESS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

GM1EA3T0E4W01 A German Spitz is massaged during a beauty treatment for dogs at Pet Salon in Sao Paulo March 26, 2014. According to the Brazilian Association of Products for the Pet Industry (Abinpet), the industry grew 7.3 percent in 2013, compared to 2012. Relative to other sectors of the economy, Brazil's pet care market accounts for 0.31 percent of the country's gross domestic product, a share bigger than output related to home appliances, electronics components and beauty care. Picture taken March 26, 2014. REUTERS/Nacho Doce (BRAZIL - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY BUSINESS)

GM1EA3T0E4O01 A woman uses a laser on a German Spitz for the hydration of its fur during a beauty treatment for dogs at Pet Salon in Sao Paulo March 26, 2014. According to the Brazilian Association of Products for the Pet Industry (Abinpet), the industry grew 7.3 percent in 2013, compared to 2012. Relative to other sectors of the economy, Brazil's pet care market accounts for 0.31 percent of the country's gross domestic product, a share bigger than output related to home appliances, electronics components and beauty care. Picture taken March 26, 2014. REUTERS/Nacho Doce (BRAZIL - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY BUSINESS)