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Portuguese company turns cork wood into limitless material, even to insulate spacecraft
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Portuguese company turns cork wood into limitless material, even to insulate spacecraft

I love how Corticeira Amorim, a 150-year-old Portuguese cork company, is reinventing cork in the most exciting ways. So: they’ve turned this humble bark into a high-tech material that can deck cruise ships and even insulate spacecraft! Which brings me to the fact that cork is harvested sustainably from trees that live up to 200 years and can be harvested multiple times. And here's the thing, their cork even helps reduce injuries on sports fields and cleans up oil spills—talk about versatile!
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