Swedish scientists use wood to create biodegradable, renewable alternative to Styrofoam| # 11637 | 9 years ago on Mon, Jan 18 2016 at 10:03 am |
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Hello, everybody. Have some news. Maybe soon we can say goodbye to polystyrene, the petroleum-based material that is used to make Styrofoam. In what looks like an ordinary bicycle helmet, Swedish designers have replaced Styrofoam with a new shock-absorbing material made with renewable and biodegradable wood-based material. Source - user link on phys.org Though that might be worth a read. In God we trust all others bring data.
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| # 11703 | 9 years ago on Tue, Jan 19 2016 at 7:03 am |
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Yeah it's called CARDBOARD sheesh reinvent the wheel much Swedes? -- S T R A T U S ! |
| # 11708 | 9 years ago on Tue, Jan 19 2016 at 7:48 am |
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Stratus, buddy, did you read the article? It's about creating an alternative to Styrofoam as a shock-absorbing material, not a packaging material. Besides, fast food places quit using Styrofoam (for most things) a couple decades ago.
This is a good development. |
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