cleantechnica.com — There’s a lot of hype out there about new technologies that will “change everything”. Sometimes it’s nice to sit back and “smell the roses”. In that spirit, here are five plants with surprising super powers - they have provided a boost to technological innovation or invention, often with a green lining.
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markusxAug 5, 2008
Very intersting article. I'd love to see corn plastic, but the good old money issue will probably prevent this from being produced more than conventional plastic the next 10 years. Also found out a few new things that Velcro can do. The best would be, if they could make Velcro from corn based plastic. :-)
zcarpAug 5, 2008
Really thought it was the five plants people smoked to get inspired. (Kinda high right now)
thisguy47Aug 5, 2008
Marijuana has been inspiring innovation in the snack food industry for decades.
Closed AccountAug 5, 2008
Great article. The discovery of algae’s potential is really quite significant. Politicians seem dead set on promoting biodiesel as the fuel of the future, and even if this trend gives way to electric automobiles, there’s still going to be a large demand for biodiesel to run larger engines. We’ve all read about the problems with land-cropped biofuels, including pushing out food production, and harming the environment. Algae is great because it avoids both of these consequences.But perhaps the best thing about algae is its amazing efficiency. One acre of algae can produce 10,000 gallons of biodiesel in a year, compared with 20-50 gallons per acre for crops like corn and soy (Algae Biodiesel - Fuel of the Future: <a class="user" href="http://www.brightfuture.us/new/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=183&Itemid=27)">http://www.brightfuture.us/new/index.php?option=co ...</a>