![New biodegradable golf ball made from discarded lobster shells:
Golfers on the high seas can breathe a little easier — and so can the marine life around them — thanks to a biodegradable golf ball made from lobster shells. The ball is intended for use on cruise ships and so should lead to fewer regular golf balls ending up in the ocean.
Though biodegradable golf balls already exist, this ball is the first to be made with crushed lobster shells [a byproduct of the lobster canning industry] with a biodegradable binder and coating, creating value from waste material.
[University of Maine] Undergraduate student Alex Caddell, a golfer who assisted in the engineering effort, said the balls perform similarly to their traditional, white-dimpled counterparts.
The University of Maine has filed a provisional patent for the lobster-shell mixture, which can also be used for such products as plant pots that decompose in the ground, surveying stakes and other applications.
(via Golf Balls Made Out of Lobster Shells | Biodegradable Golf Balls for Cruise Ships | InnovationNewsDaily)
(Photo credit: University of Maine.)
[Hat tip to Marg Ryan, @margryan on Twitter!]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lj04b8E8io1qzv12bo1_500.jpg)
New biodegradable golf ball made from discarded lobster shells:
Golfers on the high seas can breathe a little easier — and so can the marine life around them — thanks to a biodegradable golf ball made from lobster shells. The ball is intended for use on cruise ships and so should lead to fewer regular golf balls ending up in the ocean.
Though biodegradable golf balls already exist, this ball is the first to be made with crushed lobster shells [a byproduct of the lobster canning industry] with a biodegradable binder and coating, creating value from waste material.
[University of Maine] Undergraduate student Alex Caddell, a golfer who assisted in the engineering effort, said the balls perform similarly to their traditional, white-dimpled counterparts.
The University of Maine has filed a provisional patent for the lobster-shell mixture, which can also be used for such products as plant pots that decompose in the ground, surveying stakes and other applications.
(Photo credit: University of Maine.)
[Hat tip to Marg Ryan, @margryan on Twitter!]
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