Questions for ‘Engineers borrow a tree’s cellulose to toughen new materials’
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This car was made from trees! But it’s not out of their wood. Scientists took only the toughest, strongest part of wood — its nanocrystals of cellulose — and added them to other materials. Experts are hoping that this secret ingredient could allow us to use far less plastic.
Courtesy of Ministry of the Environment Government, Japan