Research led by environmental nonprofit Canopy has indicated that wheat straw could potentially serve as a direct substitute ...
A pilot project tested whether pulp made from Indian wheat straw could replace wood-derived pulp to create viscose and ...
On October 8, 2005, the northern mountainous region of Pakistan was struck by a magnitude Mw = 7.6 earthquake which killed an estimated 100,000 people, destroyed over 780,000 buildings and rendered ...
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The Pros and Cons of Straw Bale Construction

Straw is a traditional building material, but today's building methods are relatively new. Discover how modern straw bale ...
What’s most interesting about Y Innovations’ Straw Bale House Project isn’t the unusual building materials or novel approach to addressing homelessness and utilizing vacant lots. It’s not even that ...
A reusable straw made from injection molded parts sucked up a lot of attention and more than $75,000 of financial support on the project launch site Kickstarter. The "high-tolerance" polypropylene ...