An article on the Life Without Plastic website (excerpted from their excellent book) explains that silicone is widely accepted as safe by organizations such as Health Canada 1 and the U.S. Food ...

With Moore’s law, we are, as Myers puts it, “swimming in silicon.” For the past few years, however, Myers has been looking beyond silicon to other materials, like plastic.

Silicone is generally a liquid or a flexible, rubberlike plastic, and has a number of useful properties, such as low toxicity and high heat resistance. It also provides good electrical insulation.

Good news, a new plastic-eating bacteria has been discovered by Gordon Hunt 11 Mar 2016 Save article ...