and weigh one-third pound with grayish-brown fur small rounded ears and very little tail.
Turning chicken feathers and plant fiber into eco-leather, bio-based circuit boardsthe Environmental protection agency has honored the University of Delaware's Richard Wool with its Presidential Green chemistry Challenge Award for his extensive
and foams--even circuit boards hurricane resistant energy efficient roofs and leather substitutes. Finding low toxicity replacements for commodity plastics such as polystyrene and PVC adhesives foams
One of Wool's more recent inventions is a breathable bio-based eco-leather that avoids the traditional leather tanning process.
and others to use the leather substitute in their products. He shares a patent with Nike on the development of its new environmentally friendly air bubbles for athletic shoe wear.
They have a thick fur fly somewhat clumsily and are less aggressive than honeybees or wasps.
and her colleagues conducted a blind study of 241 mother-and-child pairings in Morocco.
It has a broad duck-like bill thick otter-like fur and webbed beaver-like feet.
and egg-laying habit of a duck along with the fur and front feet of a rodent--the first Platypus.
Andean bears are Latin america's only bear species. Also known as a spectacled bear they often have light fur resembling glasses around their eyes.
and by only a few countries such as China Morocco Tunisia and the U s a. As a result Europe is completely dependent on imports from these countries to cover phosphorus demand.
since the Neolithic times to prevent spoilage of animal skins and therefore first to manufacture leather laces and soles protecting feet of rough ground.
The result was unexpected and was checked and rechecked. Con j ro added: To come to that conclusion
The 2-pound olinguito with its large eyes and woolly orange-brown fur is native to the cloud forests of Colombia and Ecuador as its scientific name neblina (Spanish for fog) hints.
If we were looking at a leather shoe it would be much more materials-driven because of the carbon intensity of leather production.
#Biomechanical performances of old-fashioned leather and modern football helmets comparedresearchers at the Center for Injury Biomechanics at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg Virginia compared the relative safety afforded by two 1930-vintage leather football helmets
These researchers found that all 10 modern helmets provided significantly more protection than leather helmets used in the first half of the twentieth century
Details on their methods and findings are found in Biomechanical performance of leather and modern football helmets.
The authors evaluated leather and modern football helmets by performing a series of 20 drop tests that represent a variety of impacts that could occur during a football game.
Drop tests were used to measure the performance of two Hutch H-18 leather football helmets and 10 modern football helmets that differed in model manufacturer
Each vintage leather helmet was subjected to 12 drop tests; the 48-and 60-inch drop tests were undertaken not
Rowson and colleagues found that vintage leather helmets were associated with substantially greater peak accelerations for each drop height than all modern helmets.
Leather football helmets by Adam Bartsch Edward Benzel M d. Vincent Miele M d. and Vikas Prakash also published today online ahead of print in the Journal of Neurosurgery Bartsch
and fecal samples to detect individual microbial communities Dogs were sampled similarly except that fur was sampled instead of skin on the forehead
In Morocco government subsidies for efficient drip irrigation technologies are used also as a lever to encourage farmers to grow value-added crops that make better use of scarce water.
and runoff from Morocco's High Atlas Mountains has been dammed and redirected hundreds of kilometers to the south to irrigate oases farms in the arid sub-Saharan Draa Basin.
Researchers from Duke university in Durham N c. and Ibn Zohr University in Agadir Morocco measured dissolved salt levels as high as 12000 milligrams per liter at some locations--far above the 1000 to 2000
and have grey-brown fur. You can't really tell them apart just looking at them through binoculars in the rainforest said senior author Peter Kappeler of the German Primate Center in Goettingen who earned his Phd at Duke in 1992.
The researchers fur ther pre dicted that warm ing will trig ger a speedup of the spring green wave
The parasites are identified in lemur fur and feces. Some species--such as pinworms whipworms and tapeworms--cause diarrhea dehydration and weight loss in human hosts.
Sukumar Puhan of the GKM College of Engineering and Technology and colleagues N. Vedaraman and K c. Velappan of the Central Leather Research Institute in Chennai India explain how tree seeds represent a vast untapped
Distributed by species pigs account for around 78%of antimicrobial use in 2013 cattle 10%aquaculture 3%poultry 1%fur animals 4
Export Agriculture a Key Driver of Illegal Deforestationaccording to the report the international trade in agricultural commodities (beef leather soy palm oil
#Sleeping on animal fur in infancy found to reduce risk of asthmasleeping on animal fur in the first three months of life might reduce the risk of asthma in later childhood a new study has found.
The new research presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress in Munich suggests that exposure to the microbial environment in animal skin
and fur could have a protective effect against asthma and allergies. Previous studies have suggested that exposure to a wider range of environments from a young age could be protective against asthma and allergies.
In this new study researchers investigated children from a city environment who had been exposed to animal skin by sleeping on the material shortly after birth.
The researchers collected information on exposure to animal skin during the first three months of life along with information on the health of children until the age of 10 years.
Information on 2441 children was used in the study with 55%of those included sleeping on animal skin in the first three months of life.
The results showed that sleeping on animal skin was associated with a reduced risk of a number of factors connected to asthma.
The chance of having asthma at the age of 6 years was 79%lower in children who had slept on animal skin after birth compared with those who were exposed not to animal skin.
An animal skin might also be a reservoir for various kinds of microbes following similar mechanisms as has been observed in rural environments.
Our findings have confirmed that it is crucial to study further the actual microbial environment within the animal fur to confirm these associations.
The fur trade spanning the late 1700s to early 1900s decimated their numbers across their range from Alaska to Baja california Mexico.
since unlike other marine mammals they rely solely on their fur rather than an extra layer of blubber to stay warm--it's like a 120-pound human eating 30 pounds of food per day.
The study incorporated research findings from field studies conducted in Morocco's Atlas Mountains and Oriental region and in the highlands of Tibet as part of two interdisciplinary projects.
and land use change on natural resources in the High Atlas Mountains in Morocco. Their data on rainfall fluctuations and on the productivity and regenerative capacity of pasture vegetation formed the basis for the ecological part of the model.
because nomadic and settled cultures have existed side-by-side between Morocco and Tibet for over 5000 years.
Dogs and cats with white or thin coats are at particular risk as are animals with very closely shorn fur
Hairless pets or pets with very short or thin fur can also be vulnerable. For dogs and cats this applies in particular to those parts of the skin that are exposed regularly to the sun. These include the ears the bridge of the nose the skin around the eyes
Particularly vulnerable petshouse pets with white or short fur are at particular risk of sunburn.
In summer animals with shorn fur can also have a problem. The short hair allows UV rays penetrate down to the sensitive skin and cause sunburn.
since they lack the natural sun protection fur affords. Here too though skin pigmentation plays a role
and red fox fur trapping records across North america to document how the presence of wolves influences the balance of smaller predators further down the food chain.
Fur trapping records from Saskatchewan and Manitoba reveal that where wolves are absent in the southern agricultural regions of each province coyotes outnumber foxes on average by 3-to-1
In reviewing the fur trapping data from two U s . and six Canadian jurisdictions Newsome and Ripple eliminated potential sources of bias such as records from fur farms that raise foxes.
The fur prices of coyotes and red foxes are correlated also strongly and the two species occupy much of the same types of habitat
so they are equally likely to be targeted and caught in hunters'traps. This study gives us a whole other avenue to understand the ecological effects of wolves on landscapes
and the species is considered endangered because of habitat loss and hunting for food and fur. The first pair of twin fishing cats was born at the National Zoo in May 2012.
and lick their fur to cool down but that can lead to dehydration. Access to these trees can save about half the water a koala would need to keep cool on a hot day lead researcher Dr Natalie Briscoe from the University of Melbourne said.
and examine DNA taken from wolf and dog fur samples as well as wolf scat and blood samples.
Animal skin is usually thinner and more permeable than human tissue Perumal explains. We need repeatability.
It takes for instance 2. 700 liters of water to produce 1 kilo of cereals in Morocco
Local water scarcity is reduced through imports of agricultural goods and therefore saving regional agricultural production particularly in parts of India Morocco Egypt and Pakistan.
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
I know a lot of people don t want to wear leather anymore, the London-based designer says. It was more important to
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.
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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