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RewindAgain@futurology.today to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 5 months ago

Researchers create programmable plastic that can self-destruct when triggered.

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Researchers create programmable plastic that can self-destruct when triggered.

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RewindAgain@futurology.today to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 5 months ago
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Self-destructing plastic achieved with built-in 'on/off' switch
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Researchers from Rutgers University have devloped a new kind of self-destructing plastic to help solve the wold's plastic waste problems.
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    yeah thats kinda the thing. its sorta a nothing burger till they have that stuff figured.

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      Well the biodegradable part seems a given, as that’s the key point of the article. That alone would probably be worth it for a lot of applications.

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        im not so sure. I don’t see anything indicating it breaks down into safe organic material.

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