Hi, I'm Cody Gough with a special sponsored podcast episode from Curiosity.com.

And I'm Ashley Hamer.

This episode is sponsored by EMD performance materials,

a business of Merck, KGAA, Darmstadt, Germany.

And it's the final episode in our five-part series about how science and technology are being applied

to drive innovation and change the world.

Today you learn about the materials that make your smartphone possible,

what's next for the future of mobile innovation,

and where technology is headed in the future,

from autonomous vehicles to virtual and augmented reality.

Today you're going to hear from Aldo Orsi, head of Global Product Management Semiconductor

Solutions and Mansour Moien-Pore, head of Technology Scouting Semiconductor Solutions.

If you have a smartphone, then it is highly likely that you

come into contact with materials from their company every day. Their materials are

basically what makes smartphones smart by enhancing the performance of your device.

Here's what Aldo says about what's in your smartphone and where the technology is

headed next.

What's satisfy some curiosity?

Is there anything in the phone that doesn't have our materials?

Yeah, there are a few things, right.

We don't have everything in there.

But do we have a large majority of the

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