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arrow-up1455arrow-down1external-linkScientists in Japan develop plastic that dissolves in seawater within hourswww.reuters.comfloofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square86fedilink
minus-squaredavidgro@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoSounds great for non-food packages, such as small electronics, toys, etc. Anything that currently comes in a blister pack.
minus-squareSibbo@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·2 days agoDepends on how much the salt content in the air at coastal places affect it. But if it doesn’t that much, then sure, sounds good. Of course, also the intermediate products of decomposition should be nontoxic in that case.
Sounds great for non-food packages, such as small electronics, toys, etc. Anything that currently comes in a blister pack.
Depends on how much the salt content in the air at coastal places affect it. But if it doesn’t that much, then sure, sounds good. Of course, also the intermediate products of decomposition should be nontoxic in that case.