News tagged with bamboo stalks

A fabric with green sheen: Fast-growing bamboo offers more eco-friendly cloth

Anne Kai, of Lacey, Wash., owns a small, hand-dyed fabric business with an environmental slant.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 02, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 0




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Researchers believe giant pandas can survive on bamboo because of gut bacteria

(PhysOrg.com) -- Because of its cuteness factor, people tend to overlook the fact that giant panda’s are in fact bears, though very few likely forget that most other bears do eat meat. A lot of it. It’s ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Oct 18, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Panda poop may be a treasure trove of microbes for making biofuels

Panda poop contains bacteria with potent effects in breaking down plant material in the way needed to tap biomass as a major new source of “biofuels” produced not from corn and other food sources, ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Aug 29, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Scientists make bamboo tools to test theory explaining East Asia's Stone Age tool scarcity

The long-held theory that early human ancestors in East Asia crafted their tools from bamboo and wood is much more complicated than originally conceived, according to a new study.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Apr 08, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Bamboo bikes are export success for Ghana

The sight of tall, green bamboo stalks swaying above the dusty lands of his west African country led Ibrahim Djan Nyampong to an unusual conclusion: bicycles.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Feb 06, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 0


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