YouTuber creates a mechanical 8-bit computer from K’NEX construction set
The YouTuber Shadowman39 used the children’s plastic construction set K’NEX as the basis for a full-fledged 8-bit computer.
The new plastic is completely soluble in seawater — no micro-particles
Japanese scientists from the The Center for Research on New Materials (RIKEN) was established a new type of plastic, is a recyclable material that dissolves in seawater, leaving no residue behind.
This material is literally alive — an alternative to plastic made from mushrooms
Researchers from the Swiss company Empa have created a plastic-like material from mushroom mycelium, which remains alive, biodegradable and even edible.
Goodbye, HDD and SSD. Information is now stored in plastic
A team of engineers from the University of Texas at Austin (USA) has developed a way to store data inside synthetic polymer molecules.
Scientists have finally found the harm of plastic — and it is deadly
Researchers from New York University Langone found that plastic additives diethylhexyl phthalates (DEHP) led to 356 thousand deaths due to cardiovascular diseases in 2018.
Chewing gum pollutes the environment: manufacturers hide chemical content, scientists sound the alarm
According to David Jones, a researcher at the University of Portsmouth’s Faculty of Environment, popular chewing gum is a source of environmental pollution by plastic.
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