Inspired By A Fungus, Inventor Creates Biodegradable Packaging | Joe's Big Idea | NPR
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Published 2019-01-24
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All Comments (21)
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cue that one headline from the Onion "Scientists Politely Remind World That Clean Energy Technology Ready To Go Whenever"
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Who would give a thumbs down to this brilliant idea?
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I use popcorn when I need packing material.
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I wish this fungus-based packaging was available throughout the world
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A great idea! I hope it is practical and spreads to real use.
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That's amazing I wish that was available now.
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Awesome!
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Would’ve been nice to see a photograph
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NPR is a state sponsored broadcast service.
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Exciting and hopeful!
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Nice video. Most packing nuts are made of rice or corn, though.
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beautiful
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Cool - but styrofoam doesn’t scratch, wood chips do. Hopefully they will come up with some other material that can be molded by fungus ... but good to see this sort of entrepreneurship. I’d really like to see re-usable, washable ‘woven’ plastic bags come into major use, too.
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Fast forward into the future: Joel and Ellie have to dodge all the lunchbox zombies.
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This video is 5 years old and has less than 600 likes. That makes me a bit sad. Hopefully, more likes and comments will get it more views. I also hope progress has been made towards researching this, and making it a reality.
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Nice! 😃
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Do u know how fungus grows?
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Is it safe for people with allergies to fungi?
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Styrofoam won't be around for thousands of years... (not the same piece of it anyway). It took less than 100 years for bacteria that consumes plastic to develop naturally, able to eat holes in plastic over the span of days (discovered in Japan). Given enough time, this bacteria will evolve independently elsewhere and spread rapidly. There are bacteria that can effectively consume iron for energy... one of the most stable elements. By the year 3000, styrofoam will be about as biodegradable as paper.
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To be environmentally friendly i just burn all my styrofoam
