@[email protected] to NewsEnglish • 12 days agoResearchers unlock cheap way to vaporize plastic and use it to make more plasticwww.techspot.comexternal-linkmessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up1108arrow-down14
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minus-squareFlying Squidlink5•12 days ago“Researchers,” meaning there’s no reason to believe this is actually practical and there is no mention of the energy costs. The latter is especially important because as bad as microplastics are, climate change is just as bad, if not worse.
minus-square@stolylink5•edit-211 days agoEverything started as a proof of concept with no practical value at first. Like the transistor. I think for me, if we have a way to keep a substantial portion from entering the environment, that’s something.
“Researchers,” meaning there’s no reason to believe this is actually practical and there is no mention of the energy costs. The latter is especially important because as bad as microplastics are, climate change is just as bad, if not worse.
Everything started as a proof of concept with no practical value at first. Like the transistor.
I think for me, if we have a way to keep a substantial portion from entering the environment, that’s something.