Many plastic products are designed to be used only once, yet the material itself lasts for years. But a new strategy is addressing this problem by creating products that self-destruct on command, ...
Living things degrade, die, and decompose. Even when we turn plant and animal material into furniture or clothes, the process is inevitable. On the other hand, left alone, plastics are practically ...
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'Living plastic' can self-destruct when given the command
"Plastics could effectively 'come alive' and self-destruct on command." ...
Many plastic products are designed to be used only once, yet the material itself lasts for years. But a new strategy is addressing this problem by creating products that self-destruct on command, ...
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Scientists create 'living plastic' that can self-destruct on command
Plastic is useful because it is extremely durable. That is also the problem. The same polymer chains that give plastic its ...
A living plastic with a pair of cooperative, plastic-busting enzymes degraded the material completely within six days. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news ...
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