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A riddle:To make this environmentally safe, biodegradable computer product, Sanyo Mavic and its affiliates process cornstarch into unrefined dextrose and then employ a fermentation process (much like the one brewers use to make beer) to convert that dextrose into lactic acid, which is then converted into a polymer using a patent-pending process. What’s the final product created from this fermented mess?

A. Optical discs

B. Keyboard keys

C. Data backup tapes

D. G.W. Bush bobbleheads


If you guessed A, you’re correct. Sanyo is introducing an optical disc called the MildDisc, which is made from corn and is designed to deteriorate into simple water and carbon dioxide after about 50 to 100 years. The company says it needs about 85 corn kernels to make a single 12cm disc, meaning each ear of corn can wind up as 10 different data Frisbees.