An NEC Corp. research unit has developed a new vegetable-based plastic that has the ability to "remember" and change shape.
It is also highly biodegradable because it dissolves easily underground.
More and more plastics are being used in computers and other products, eventually leading to problems of disposal of massively produced waste.
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