Is this potential superfood cream of the crop, or something that leaves a bitter aftertaste?
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The answer is part history, part engineering and part economics.
Paper and bamboo straws contain ‘forever chemicals’ – maybe threatening the health of people and wildlife.
Bamboo bats could make cricket more accessible, more sustainable – and more exciting.
Bamboo has been used since ancient times for building, but only in recent decades has pioneering work in Bali inspired its wider use for substantial and enduring structures.
Consumers are only benefitting from cheap clothes at considerable cost to the environment and by exploitation of a poor, vulnerable garment workers.
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Bamboo, a common grass which can be harder to pull apart than steel, has the potential to revolutionise building construction throughout the world. But that’s not all. As a raw material found predominantly…
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Assistant Professor of Architecture and Construction, ETH Zurich
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