While much of the remaining phosphorus reserves are found in Morocco on the African continent we need to find better ways for African farmers to access this precious resource says van der Velde.
and other crud that resides in the plodding animal's thick fur. Among the fur fauna are small pyralid moths with a particular attachment to the sloth's near-weekly trip to poop on the ground.
When the sloth squats to do its business some female pyralid moths will emerge from the sloth fur to lay their eggs in the sloth's dung.
The moth larvae then eat their way out of the sloth waste emerging as moths that flutter back up into the tree overhead.
and render themselves nearly flightless damaging their wings to burrow into the wet matted fur to mate
Pauli and graduate student Jorge Mendoza turned to the sloth's fur in search of another dietary contributor.
They spent a non-negligible amount of their time raking their fur with their claws
#Fur and feathers keep animals warm by scattering lightin work that has major implications for improving the performance of building insulation scientists at the University of Namur in Belgium and the University of Hassan
I in Morocco have calculated that hairs that reflect infrared light may contribute significant insulating power to the exceptionally warm winter coats of polar bears and other animals.
when outside temperatures are a frigid-40 C(-40 F). The feat was given especially impressive that the bears have a layer of fur that is only 5 centimeters thick.
Why is the polar bear fur much more efficient than what we can develop for our housing?
Most people assume that fur and feathers keep animals warm primarily by trapping a layer of air that slows thermal conduction says Simonis.
one example will be a more stylish leather wrist band that emphasizes its everyday wearability. Though the company's crowd-funding campaign on Indiegogo is still underway,
offering more than twice the durability than the current leather seats as well as a weight savings of almost two pounds per seat.
On one side of the aisle, e-Leather is an eco-friendly, lightweight and scuff resistant man-made alternative to traditional leather.
It is made from recycled materials that have been discarded by the leather industry. It is upgraded then utilizing eco-friendly technology,
resulting in composition leather, a man-made material. On the other side of the aisle IZIT Leather, a new breed of premium leather alternative, is an evolutionary step beyond calf skin that offers a lightweight product that is both economical and durable,
but with the genuine appearance and touch of luxurious leather. Life vest Pouch-more environmentally friendly because it offers a weight savings of one pound per passenger,
replacing the current metal container with lighter durable canvas. The smaller pouch also creates more room under the seat for carryon items and offers productivity improvements due to design change.
Foam Fill-A lighter weight fill from Garnier PURTEC in the back of the seats that reduces weight
in the timeless city of Florence. Just as the setting mixed old and new, amid the silk, suede, linen and leather,
While many accessories designers would first turn to leather, Mukhi decided to take a different approach
and make her line a vegan line that doesn't use any animal products. I know a lot of people don t want to wear leather anymore,
the London-based designer says. It was more important to me to reach out to everyone,
but if it in leather, I ve already presented a stumbling block. My Love My Leggings Carlotta Gherzi launched My Love My Leggings,
This year, she came out with leggings in eco-leather--a shiny nylon and viscose fabric that looks like leather
and is made by the same supplier of vegan designer Stella Mccartney's faux leather. When asked why she decided to make vegan leggings,
she says, I d be a liar if I said for the environment. But I think it part of the future--you can wear these pants in summer
Red eco-leather leggings (Courtesy of My Love My Leggings
Study calculates energy lost via wasted foodamericans are known for eating a lot of food. We waste a lot, too.
Peel works mostly in leather. And though, by looking at it, you'd think much of his work was machined,
I ve tried laser cutting the leather but found the whole experience actually alienates me from the made object.
but she wore through the leather in just four months of intensive training. I ve just recently recovered a couple more SMPS for her,
this time using much stronger kangaroo leather on one and some synthetic leather on the other.
Others dislike the use of animal products in their cosmetics in general. Not to mention its rarity, which drives up prices.
with tall wedge ankle boots, fitted black pants, a draped black leather jacket and long thick brown hair.
They can be magnified down to the fur on the petiole, the stalk of the leaf that attaches the blade to the stem.
The weekly reports of toxic bean sprouts, milk containing leather-hydrolyzed protein, aluminum-tainted dumplings and cadmium-laced rice is enough to make anyone wary of
No part of the animal is wastedthis giveaway is courtesy of Hare & Hart, a leather company that uses only the by-products of the meat industry in Argentina in their leather shorts, jackets, shirts & scarves.
so that all of our cow leather is sourced from grass-fed, free roaming Argentine cows, providing a better life for the cow as well as preventing marring of the hide.
so you can wear one with your favorite leather jacket, or even with just a long-sleeve tee;
and then covered in a skin of conventional material like leather--a familiar object made using a radical new process could get people used to the idea of using such materials in other circumstances in the future.
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