Our Sustainable Future: “Green” cars made from pineapples and bananas

Global Challenges/Chemistry Solutions

Jun 13, 2011Science & Medicine

Today’s solution explains how manufacturers building hybrids that have excellent gas mileage, can create stronger, lighter, and more sustainable materials for cars and other products, made, in part, out of bananas or pin...

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