102.3 Blake FM » nanocellulos plastic http://1023blakefm.com Plays New Country Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:38:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Auto Industry May Turn To Bananas http://1023blakefm.com/auto-industry-may-turn-to-bananas/ http://1023blakefm.com/auto-industry-may-turn-to-bananas/#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2011 23:08:22 +0000 Dave Diamond http://lonestar1023.com/?p=2657 You hardly ever see them any more, but there was a time when every car had a flashlight with a magnetic device to attach it to the metal under the dashboard.

Then the metal became plastic and the magnets went by the wayside.

Now it looks like the auto industry may turn to a new material made from pineapple and banana fiber to replace the plastic.

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