It seems as though every six months we hear about a new material that is biodegradable and will eliminate our dependency on petroleum-based plastics forever. So far, we’ve been let down consistently. However, a new development out of Japan is very promising. It’s based on a combination of two low-cost ionic monomers that, once formed, only takes a few hours to break down in seawater. And this is just the beginning.

Listen in to learn what’s coming from Japan’s Riken Center For Emergent Matter Design, and hold on to hope that this is the solution we’ve been waiting for.

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