[cromka]

> Some researcher building the next superplastic pauses to say "hey that's funny" and bam we've got a new formula that completely prevents the formation of microplastics.

My understanding is that microplastics are a result of regular wear and tear, and I don't think a material exist that is immune to that. If anything, a new plastic formula may be created that hardens it enough to reduce the shedding to a negligible level.

[thayne]

The solution might be a plastic that naturally decomposes. Of course, that would likely make the material less durable...

[donkarma]

so your solution is to make the microplastics smaller?

[cromka]

Struggling to understand how did infer that from my take?