New Supermaterial: As Strong as Steel and as Light as Styrofoam - Today in material science news we have a report from [German Science Guy] about a ... - https://hackaday.com/2025/05/27/new-supermaterial-as-strong-as-steel-and-as-light-as-styrofoam/ #supermaterial #styrofoam #science #steel

#PSA my Lovely #Crafting Peeps!

(This includes you if you have ever so much as reattached a broken-off handle to a coffee mug!)

Have found A Useful Site (if you need it) & Lovely Rabbit Hole (if you don't):

A website of recommendations for gluing This To That (#fabric to #leather, #ceramic to #vinyl, #styrofoam to #rubber, etc.), plus a trivia page & funny FAQs.

Also available en français

Enjoy!

https://www.thistothat.com/index.shtml

Wow, I didn't realize that #Portland banned #Styrofoam food containers all the way back in 1990!

https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2025/01/styrofoam-food-containers-are-now-banned-in-oregon.html

Mega-CNC Router Carves Styrofoam Into a Full-Size Flying Delorean - When you own an enormous CNC router, you’ve got to find projects that justify it. ... - https://hackaday.com/2023/12/23/mega-cnc-router-carves-styrofoam-into-a-full-size-flying-delorean/ #expandedpolystyrenefoam #industrialrobot #dronehacks #quadcopter #styrofoam #cnchacks #delorean #router #abb #cnc #eps

"Ms Siti Nurbaya said the #plastic products targeted by the ban include #styrofoam for food packaging, #PlasticStraws, #PlasticCutlery and plastic #ShoppingBags."

Indonesian government to phase out single-use plastics by end of 2029 | #Indonesia #TootSEA
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1780214/indonesian-government-to-phase-out-single-use-plastics-by-end-of-2029

Not #Today but an every day phenomenon...the wastes we produce end up in places we do not expect.

A recent-ish outing to help kids understand the connection between the natural environment and the materials we use and dispose.

The #shoreline of the Columbia #River provide a useful exposure to wastes tossed locally and wastes that have travelled and been deposited.

Primary wastes found include cigarette butts and broken glass/bottle caps...of local origin, along with #microplastics, #plastic and #Styrofoam that have likely been transported before #deposition in #shoreline #sediments.

#AnthropoScenes #Anthropocene
#Polution
#Environment
#Ecology
#Waste