alphacyberranger@sh.itjust.works to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months 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-up1817arrow-down123
arrow-up1794arrow-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 · 2 months agomessage-square106linkfedilink
minus-squareDevolution@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down17·2 months agoChina truly is revolutionizing the world.
minus-squareDeceptichum@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22arrow-down2·2 months 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-down7·2 months 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·edit-22 months 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.zonecakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months 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-down3·2 months 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.