Venture backed ANU spinout Samsara is part of a global movement to discover new enzymes that are able to digest plastic and turn it into useful chemical building blocks.Plastic-munching enzymes are computationally designed by ANU chemistry researchers, and their processes are being scaled up. Samsara plans to open a plant in 2022 that can reprocess things like PET bottles and old footy jumpers into monomers, which can then be remade into plastics that are as good as new."we’re actually depolymerising plastic in just under an hour, which is a fantastic improvement in performance," according to co-founder Paul Riley.https://www.aumanufacturing.com.au/digesting-the-issue-woolies-bac
The approach to this gorgeous 100% Wood House began with uniting a timeless material with advanced technological construction. From the frame to the structural columns, to the platforms and façade, pieces were carefully prepared locally off-site before being seamlessly assembled onsite. Timber planks were digitally cut before lining the façade walls, and chestnut trunks that inform the column structures were prepared in a sawmill ten kilometres away before being installed on site. All of these were also purposely left untreated, adding another layer of life and narrative to the patchwork of different timber textures.
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