New plastic gamechanger. NO FOSSIL FUELS! NO MICROPLASTICS!

Plastic waste has become a scourge. Microplastics are apparently now even getting into human brains. So when a group of researchers claimed to have developed a polymer that is as strong and versatile as fossil plastic but which can also be fully dissolved in sea water with NO microplastics, I thought we had better take a look... Get your tickets for EVERYTHING ELECTRIC LONDON using discount JHTEE20 here https://uk.everythingelectric.show/london Help support this channels independence at http://www.patreon.com/justhaveathink Or with a donation via Paypal by clicking here https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=GWR73EHXGJMAE&source=url You can also help keep my brain ticking over during the long hours of research and editing via the nice folks at BuyMeACoffee.com https://www.buymeacoffee.com/justhaveathink Video Transcripts available at our website http://www.justhaveathink.com Reference Links Cheng et al : Mechanically strong yet metabolizable supramolecular plastics by desalting upon phase separation https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ado1782 Casual Scholar video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzzqdIkWHh4&t=519s Check out other YouTube Climate Communicators zentouro: https://www.youtube.com/user/zentouro Climate Adam: https://www.youtube.com/user/ClimateAdam Kurtis Baute: https://www.youtube.com/user/ScopeofScience Levi Hildebrand: https://www.youtube.com/user/The100LH Simon Clark: https://www.youtube.com/user/SimonOxfPhys Sarah Karvner: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRwMkTu8sCwOOD6_7QYrZnw ClimateTown: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuVLG9pThvBABcYCm7pkNkA Jack Harries: https://www.youtube.com/user/JacksGap Beckisphere: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT39HQq5eDKonaUV8ujiBCQ Our Changing Climate : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNXvxXpDJXp-mZu3pFMzYHQ National Grid Capacity Explainer https://www.nationalgrid.com/stories/journey-to-net-zero-stories/can-grid-cope-extra-demand-electric-cars