RewindAgain@futurology.today to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 3 days agoResearchers create programmable plastic that can self-destruct when triggered.interestingengineering.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up134arrow-down11
arrow-up133arrow-down1external-linkResearchers create programmable plastic that can self-destruct when triggered.interestingengineering.comRewindAgain@futurology.today to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square11fedilink
minus-squareHubertManne@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agowould be nice if it talked more about being safe, non toxic, biodegradeable, etc.
minus-squareAwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoIt did specify those traits are under testing now.
minus-squareHubertManne@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoyeah thats kinda the thing. its sorta a nothing burger till they have that stuff figured.
minus-squareAwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoWell 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.
minus-squareHubertManne@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoim not so sure. I don’t see anything indicating it breaks down into safe organic material.
would be nice if it talked more about being safe, non toxic, biodegradeable, etc.
It did specify those traits are under testing now.
yeah thats kinda the thing. its sorta a nothing burger till they have that stuff figured.
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.
im not so sure. I don’t see anything indicating it breaks down into safe organic material.