Corn Laptop By Fujitsu
This laptop is made out of corn — and no, you can’t eat it if you’re feeling a little hungry . It’s actually the third generation of the Biblo PC from Fujitsu, currently strutting its stuff at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
It’s a completely normal PC inside, but the outside casing is made out of material that’s 50 per cent plant-based materials, and 50 per cent regular plastics. To make it, ears of corn are processed down to corn-starch and then turned into a polymer alloy. Fujitsu claims it cuts down on carbon dioxide emissions during the manufacturing process by 15 per cent.
What’s even more interesting is that Fujitsu sells the corn-based PC for the same price as a regular plastic-encased model, despite the more expensive manufacturing process. Now for the bad news: it’s only available in Japan.
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January 11th, 2008 19:44
Great blog!
If the economics don’t work, recycling efforts won’t either.
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January 12th, 2008 12:54
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January 12th, 2008 21:24
I like this, it may not be 100% Corn, but its still a step forward. Just goest to show that we have the technology to move forward and that most so called “Green” Companies just need to put the money where their mouths are!
Very cool post!