{"id":1126,"date":"2025-09-07T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.actutech.app\/computer-chips-with-a-side-of-forever-chemicals\/"},"modified":"2025-09-07T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T12:00:00","slug":"computer-chips-with-a-side-of-forever-chemicals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/computer-chips-with-a-side-of-forever-chemicals\/","title":{"rendered":"Computer chips, with a side of forever chemicals"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This is <\/em>The Stepback<\/a>, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on all things at the intersection of environment and technology, <\/em>follow Justine Calma<\/em><\/a>. <\/em>The Stepback arrives in our subscribers’ inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for <\/em>The Stepback here<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

How it started<\/h2>\n

Some stories that I’ve worked on as an environmental journalist still haunt me. One of the first to get under my skin happened to be about forever chemicals. <\/p>\n

Since the 1940s, forever chemicals have been commonly used by manufacturers as a way to make things resistant to water, stains, and heat. Think food packaging<\/a>, nonstick pans<\/a>, water-repellan \u2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Read the full story at The Verge.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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