alphacyberranger@sh.itjust.works to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoChina develops “plastic” from bamboo cellulose that can replicate or surpass the properties of many widely used plastics and biodegrades in 50 daysinterestingengineering.comexternal-linkmessage-square106linkfedilinkarrow-up1816arrow-down123
arrow-up1793arrow-down1external-linkChina develops “plastic” from bamboo cellulose that can replicate or surpass the properties of many widely used plastics and biodegrades in 50 daysinterestingengineering.comalphacyberranger@sh.itjust.works to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square106linkfedilink
minus-squareDevolution@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down17·1 month agoChina truly is revolutionizing the world.
minus-squareDeceptichum@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22arrow-down2·1 month ago? We’ve had biodegradable plant based plastics for decades now. The issue is cost and use, just the same as any other new discovery we hear about.
minus-squareDevolution@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down7·1 month agoI’m American. At this point anything looks amazing to me compared to my shit show of a country.
minus-squareDeceptichum@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down1·1 month agoLoads of American labs have already made this sort of stuff before as well, as have many other Chinese and others across the world. It’s not a new or novel concept. Every year we see multiple headlines like this.
minus-squarePup Biru@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agohell you don’t even need a lab for a lot of bio plastics: you can produce them in your kitchen
minus-squareAnd009@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down3·1 month agoI’d choose China over USA, any day.
China truly is revolutionizing the world.
? We’ve had biodegradable plant based plastics for decades now.
The issue is cost and use, just the same as any other new discovery we hear about.
I’m American. At this point anything looks amazing to me compared to my shit show of a country.
Loads of American labs have already made this sort of stuff before as well, as have many other Chinese and others across the world. It’s not a new or novel concept. Every year we see multiple headlines like this.
hell you don’t even need a lab for a lot of bio plastics: you can produce them in your kitchen
I’d choose China over USA, any day.