Single-use "biodegradable" cups use PLA as a liner. "bioplastic like PLA, commonly assumed to be biodegradable in the environment because it contains the prefix 'bio,' is actually nothing like that." - @DimitriDeheyn
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Check out my latest article: Using imaging techniques to unveil the secrets of Nature to underwater adhesion in turbulent flow~! https://t.co/HPoXHigjny via @LinkedIn
Check out my latest article: Worm uses bioluminescence to facilitate a redox reaction that powers even greater light production... Self-powering, long-lasting, and low energy~! https://t.co/KQjpTB83CK via @LinkedIn
Check out my latest article: Ever dreamed of a suction cup that would hold to any type of surface, flat or rugged, clean or not? We got you covered~! https://t.co/RWvK9VHQd0 via @LinkedIn
Check out my latest article: We all know about plastic pollution but much less about their microfiber equivalent. Although we drink them, we eat them, we breath them... now what? https://t.co/rjQPDt2Jps via @LinkedIn
Can apparel be plastic free? 👕Our proposed #SXSW panel will hear how scientists, start-ups & industry are working to understand & innovate around microfibers – microscopic plastic fibers shed from synthetic textiles & clothing. Learn more & vote here: https://t.co/MKhYNfwTZn
Scripps Oceanography was honored to host 35 foreign ambassadors and guests from @US_Protocol Monday night as part of the 25th Experience America visit to San Diego. #EASD https://t.co/6KUR8Wxwxn
Ever wondered about the black and white stripes of zebra fishes? Here is a first take at their genesis... more complicated than expected~!
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Hey Brian, I would like to invite you for an episode in La Jolla, at world famous Scripps Institution of Oceanography.. @Scripps_Ocean .... it's an exciting place full of history and mysteries from the oceans~! I sent you a business email too~! Cheers, @DimitriDeheyn
A man on a mission, Associate Research Scientist at @Scripps_Ocean@DimitriDeheyn brings the house down at #BlueTechWeek 10th annual Gala Dinner and makes science real with marine bioinspiration and biomimicry with @TMA_maritime
Dimitri Deheyn @Scripps_Ocean moderates a panel on Industry Solutions to #MarineDebris at #BlueTechWeek. Here he's presenting about a company making clothing from biodegradable material to eliminate microplastics
Great story with https://t.co/TofZoKy1RC on our research with "The Swim" about microfibers...
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Did you know that invertebrates can help us understand the mysterious workings of our brains? 🦑🐙🐛🐞🦐🐌👾🦀🦋🐜🐝🦗🕷️🦂
Check out this new science on #cuttlefish camouflage! VIDEO ABSTRACT for those of you w/ no time to read #fundbasicresearch
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