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Yes, but bedbugpaper is not at all what you described.

• yreg 4y ago
  It is, you would usually want to have this user replacable/washable (that's why I said less maintenance than plants, not no maintenance). Although e.g. during construction it might make sense to install it even permanently. Anyway, my only point is that there might be possible applications where this technology fits better than the bean plants suggested by seu.
  • pflanze 4y ago
    seu still has a good point. That there are mechanisms (like companies making more money via cheaper production/handling when scaling, or catering to careless customers) that lead us to use artificial products doesn't always (or even often?) mean that it's the better solution for us as a whole, long term. Because the drawbacks of artificial solutions may show up in places that the producers or consumers don't feel.
    • kuhewa 4y ago
      That's sometimes a good point. Doesn't seem to be a good point here unless you live next to a bean farmer. Coming up with a biomimicking synthetic makes plenty of sense in this instance.