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I'm kind of curious if this high tech paper can be folded like origami into interesting transparent and super strong creations?
by rotten 14y ago
I'm kind of curious if this high tech paper can be folded like origami into interesting transparent and super strong creations?
- hosh 14y agoMaybe? I'm more interested in reducing the numbers of trees chopped down for packaging. I've been recently more conscious of how much package gets put around objects when I get the things I order from Amazon. Further, if these could be done cheaper or faster than pre-made packaging, you could print the package around the object rather than hiring humans to package it up. It's not just corrugated cardboard. There's also bubble wraps, and all the plastic packaging we use. And just as importantly: how easy is this stuff to recycle? Is it possible to feed excess back into a machine that chops it down to the raw material that can be reprinted into what we need?
- hosh 14y agoAlso: What about this article that popped up here on Y(HN)? http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/09/magazine/arlene-blums-crusade-against-household-toxins.html?_r=2&pagewanted=all http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/09/magazine/arlene-blums-crus... Can we print out foam-replacements for open source couches? Does the material have intrinsic "flame retardant" properties? (Probably not but who knows?)
- lifeisstillgood 14y agoYeah that one got me planning how to replace all the mattresses and pillows in my house too !