July 12, 2012 12:20PM 

# Dematerialization (update) 

By [Marian L. Tupy](https://www.cato.org/people/marian-l-tupy) 

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On June 29, I posted a blog about [dematerialization](https://www.cato.org/the-miracle-that-is-the-iphone-or-how-capitalism-can-be-good-for-the-environment/). I used the iPhone as an example of a technological improvement that enables increased output and resource conservation at the same time. I asked the readers of [Cato@Liberty](https://www.cato.org/) to tell me about additional gadgets and physical things (as opposed to services) that they no longer need thanks to their iPhones. Many have written and we have adapted our graphic accordingly. Please share it widely.

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