Month April 2011

Ford to use plastic substitutes made from mushrooms

Ecovative’s foam is composed of mycelia (mushroom root), seed husks, and other “throw away” organic substances. Ford has turned to Ecovative’s new material to replace the petroleum-based foams used as insulators in dashboards, bumpers, and interior components to help make…

Houston, we have a budget deal

Maybe the theatrics will be over for at least a few months now. $38.5 billion in cuts in a budget of $3.8 trillion is chump chance. Neither side is taking the budget deficit seriously. As usual, the dual parties of…