Mastodawn

Beware of "compostable" products that aren't actually compostable at home. In digging through my compost pile this week I unearthed 3 forks (from takeout food I purchased several years ago) that I think were made by the California-based company, Karat Earth (aka Lollicup). On Amazon and elsewhere the sentence the company uses in marketing is "simply toss the fork into a compost bin when finished." And the forks themselves have the text, "compostable" embossed on them. On company's own website, however, is a logo from the Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) indicating, in a small font, that forks are "commercially compostable only," which means they only begin to break down at ~190 °F (88 °C). Somebody needs to file a class-action lawsuit to force greater transparency on marketing materials. #compost #composting #fork #takeout #food #psa #plastic #restaurants #greenwashing #polymer #corn #bioplastic

xoron

Apr 17

JSX-Syntax with Webcomponents.

https://positive-intentions.com/blog/dim-functional-webcomponents

I made something to try out and I'm working towards a UI framework for my personal projects. It's far from finished but perhaps this might be interesting to share.

#functional #webcomponents #javascript #html #css #web #components #library #webcomponents #customelements #lithtml #lit #polymer #OpenSource

Dim: Functional Web Components | positive-intentions

Modern JavaScript frameworks like React JS and Vue JS have popularized the functional programming paradigm and declarative approaches to web app development. While these frameworks have made creating dynamic web applications more accessible, it's worth exploring the potential of web components in this landscape. Lit elements, with its minimalistic and declarative approach, stands out as an appealing base for leveraging web components in modern web and app development.

Levend Lichtje Apr 15

Working on these today: the result of the flowers I sculpted. Nicely translucent!
There are still quite a few parts left to sculpt for this one, but it’s already looking nice. I might have to take a drill to make the back side bigger though - the LED doesn't quite fit anymore. A spooky thing to do with something so fragile... ah well!

#bloomscrolling #WIP #sculpture #polymer

M. Ní Sídach Mar 6

Flat to Folded: The Science of Shape-Shifting 3D Prints
#CNCKitchen #3DPrinting #Polymer #ShapeMemory #Morphing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rnD4DyFmNs

Flat to Folded: The Science of Shape-Shifting 3D Prints

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Niepopularna opinia Bóbr Kurwa Mar 2

#ai #aiArt #aiArtWork #futuristic #medieval #powersuit #blackmetal #polymer #crystal #throne #dogs #modernminimalism #elegant #dystopia #mysterious #godlike #scary #victorian #palace #candlelight #8k #ai #aiArt #aiArtWork #futuristic #medieval #powersuit #ultrarealistic #blackmetal #modernminimalism #dystopian #victorianera #elegantdesign #scifiart #godlike #cyberpunk #8kphotography #throne #mysteriousvibes

Getzler Lab at KenyonCollege Feb 26

Not solving the #plastic problem with this work, but some pretty clever #polymer #chemistry is involved.

http://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.4c03132

Getzler Lab at KenyonCollege Feb 17

I highly recommend Jens Soentgen's "The Example of Rubber" for Cambridge University Press's *Indigenous Knowledge and Material Histories* series. A sterling example of what environmental humanities is at its best. https://www.cambridge.org/core/elements/abs/indigenous-knowledge-and-material-histories/16CD0F80ED56660E9194ECBF8DEEC781 #bookstodon #humanities #environment #indigenous #chemistry #polymer #polymers

Indigenous Knowledge and Material Histories

Cambridge Core - Literary Theory - Indigenous Knowledge and Material Histories

Cambridge Core

Paul Houle Feb 8

💪 Eco-friendly artificial muscle fibers can produce and store energy

https://techxplore.com/news/2025-01-eco-friendly-artificial-muscle-fibers.html

#materials #technology #polymer #plastics

Eco-friendly artificial muscle fibers can produce and store energy

A research team has successfully developed innovative artificial muscle fibers capable of producing and storing energy. The team anticipates that these findings will have broad applications in fields such as advanced textiles, medical robotics, and wearable devices. The research is published in the Chemical Engineering Journal.

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scinexx - das wissensmagazin Jan 22

Ein „Kettenhemd“ aus Polymer-Nanomaterial. Verkettete Polymere könnten Schutzkleidung leichter und flexibler machen. #Polymer #Nanotechnologie #Chemie #Kettenhemd
https://www.scinexx.de/news/technik/kettenhemd-aus-polymer-nanomaterial/

Ein "Kettenhemd" aus Polymer-Nanomaterial

Schutzweste 2.0? Chemiker haben erstmals ein Polymermaterial entwickelt, dessen Bausteine sich mechanisch verzahnen lassen – ähnlich wie die ineinander

scinexx | Das Wissensmagazin